Competence assessment of senior vascular trainees using a carotid endarterectomy bench model

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1226-1231

  Black, S A ^a,b   Harrison, R H ^b   Horrocks, E J ^b   Pandey, V A ^a,b   Wolfe, J H N ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; GENETIC MODEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TRAINING; VIDEORECORDING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SUTURE TECHNIQUES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 35348866710     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5794     Document Type: Article

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