Should simulator use become mandatory in endoscopy training?

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 23, Issue 7 PT1, 2008, Pages 996-997

  Chin, Marcus W ^a   Forbes, Geoffrey M ^a,b  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; POLYPECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATOR; SKILL; TRAINING;

EID: 47649102057     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05476.x     Document Type: Editorial

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