Construct validation of a laparoscopic surgical simulator

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 178-182

  Mathis, Kellie L ^a   Wiegmann, Douglas A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEARNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL;

EID: 34547941419     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e318137aba1     Document Type: Article

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