Can colonoscopy simulators enhance the learning curve for trainees?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 369-374

  Gerson, Lauren B ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CURRICULUM; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SATISFACTION; SIMULATOR; VALIDATION STUDY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOSCOPY; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33747200198     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2006.02.010     Document Type: Editorial

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