A randomized trial of simulation-based versus conventional training of dental student skill at interpreting spatial information in radiographs

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 164-169

  Nilsson, Tore A ^a   Hedman, Leif R ^a   Ahlqvist, Jan B ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENTAL STUDENT; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE DISPLAY; LEARNING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; TRAINING;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRICULUM; DENTISTRY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; STUDENTS, DENTAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 34547956282     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e31811ec254     Document Type: Article

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