Structured assessment format for evaluating operative reports in general surgery

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-29

  Vergis, Ashley ^a   Gillman, Lawrence ^a   Minor, Samuel ^b   Taylor, Mark ^a   Park, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dictation; Evaluation; Operative; Structured assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COLON RESECTION; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RESIDENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SIGMOID; STRUCTURED ASSESSMENT FORMAT FOR EVALUATING OPERATIVE REPORTS; SURGEON; VIDEORECORDING;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL RECORDS; SURGERY;

EID: 36849092534     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.08.053     Document Type: Article

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