Task completion time: Objective tool for assessment of technical skills in laparoscopic simulator for urology trainees

Indian Journal of Urology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-38

  Mishra, Shashi K ^a   Ganpule, A ^a   Kurien, A ^a   Muthu, V ^a   Desai, Mahesh R ^a  

^a MULJIBHAI PATEL UROLOGICAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Beetle universal; Endotrainer; Laparoscopy; Simulation; Task completion time

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349156077     PISSN: 09701591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.38601     Document Type: Article

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