The virtual reality endourologic simulator is realistic and useful for educational purposes

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1175-1181

  Dolmans, Valérie E M G ^a   Schout, Barbara M A ^a,b   De Beer, Nicole A M ^a   Bemelmans, Bart L H ^b   Scherpbier, Albert J J A ^c   Hendrikx, Ad J M ^a  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTENT VALIDITY; CYSTOSCOPY; ENDOUROLOGY; HAWTHORNE EFFECT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIMULATION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; AGED; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; UROLOGY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 67650792728     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2008.0487     Document Type: Article

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