Learning curve using robotic surgery

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-129

  Kaul, Sanjeev ^a   Shah, Nikhil L ^b   Menon, Mani ^b  

^a Vattikuti Urology Institute   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); ROBOTICS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33746499236     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-006-0071-4     Document Type: Review

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