Desktop simulator: Key to universal training?

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1637-1640

  Bruynzeel, Hanna ^a   De Bruin, Anton F J ^a   Bonjer, Hendrik J ^a   Lange, Johan F ^a   Hop, Wim C J ^a   Ayodeji, Ifesegun D ^b   Kazemier, Geert ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Basic skills; Education; Laparoscopy; Simulators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATOR; SUTURE; TRAINING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; SURGERY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 34548462576     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9222-z     Document Type: Article

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