Construct validation of a low-fidelity endoscopic sinus surgery simulator

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 642-648

  Leung, Randy M ^a   Leung, Jerry ^a   Vescan, Allan ^a   Dubrowski, Adam ^a   Witterick, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Education; Endoscopic sinus surgery; ESS; Simulation; Training model validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; NOSE SURGERY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SIMULATOR; SURGICAL TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CADAVER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PARANASAL SINUSES; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 59849088506     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2008.22.3245     Document Type: Article

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