Learning curves and mathematical models for interventional ultrasound basic skills

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 568-573

  Filho, Getúlio Rodrigues De Oliveira ^a,b   Helayel, Pablo Escovedo ^a   Conceição, Diogo Brüggemann Da ^a   Garzel, Ivo Sebastião ^a   Pavei, Patrícia ^a   Ceccon, Maurício Sperotto ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GOVERNADOR CELSO RAMOS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL PROBE; NERVE BLOCK; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; TENDON;

EID: 38549084095     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181605412     Document Type: Article

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