Visual-spatial ability, learning modality and surgical knot tying

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 412-416

  Brandt, Michael G ^a,b   Davies, Edward T ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TEST; SPATIAL MEMORY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL MEMORY;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; HUMANS; ONTARIO; ORIENTATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURGERY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TEACHING; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33845616747     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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