What is the impact of surgical expertise and how to get it?

Gynecological Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 265-267

  Huirne, Judith A F ^a   Kennedy, Robin ^b   Stolzenberg, Jens Uwe ^c   Brölmann, Hans A M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Expertise; Gynecological surgery; Laparoscopy; Learning curve; Training

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; SHORT SURVEY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 55149109890     PISSN: 16132076     EISSN: 16132084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10397-008-0425-7     Document Type: Short Survey

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