Methods of training using pelvic trainers

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 100-106

  Katz, Ran ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; CADAVER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEPHRECTOMY; OPERATING ROOM; PELVIS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHER; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; LAPAROSCOPY; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PELVIS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33746575199     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-006-0067-0     Document Type: Review

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