A program of microsurgical training for young medical students: Are younger students better?

Microsurgery

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 450-455

  Scholz, Martin ^a   Mücke, Thomas ^a   Hölzle, Frank ^a   Schmieder, Kirsten ^a   Engelhardt, Martin ^a   Pechlivanis, Ioannis ^a   Harders, Albrecht G ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXAMINATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL MICROSCOPE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TIME MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 33749241105     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20269     Document Type: Article

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