Development of a training curriculum for microsurgery

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 598-606

  Balasundaram, Indran ^a   Aggarwal, Rajesh ^a   Darzi, Lord Ara ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Microsurgery; Simulation; Skill; Training

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; LEARNING; MICROSURGERY; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 77951223237     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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