Drilling surgeons: The social lessons of embodied surgical learning

Science Technology and Human Values

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 534-553

  Prentice, Rachel ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Embodiment; Medical education; Practice; Surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848842227     PISSN: 01622439     EISSN: 15528251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0895904805303201     Document Type: Article

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