Perception and use of minimal access surgery simulators in pediatric surgery training programs

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1009-1012

  Lasko, David ^a   Zamakhshary, Mohammed ^b   Gerstle, J Ted ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic trainer; Minimal access surgery training; Pediatric surgery training; Surgical education; Surgical simulator

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; E-MAIL; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; SKILL; STUDENT; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA COLLECTION; FACULTY; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIATRICS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 65449117947     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.01.040     Document Type: Article

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