A study of resident proficiency with thyroid surgery: Creation of a thyroid-specific tool

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 142, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 856-862

  Stack Jr , Brendan C ^a   Siegel, Eric ^a   Bodenner, Donald ^b,c   Carr, Michelle M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare Systems   (United States)

^d PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; GLOBAL SCALE; HEMITHYROIDECTOMY SPECIFIC SCALE; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RESIDENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; THYROID SURGERY; THYROIDECTOMY;

CHECKLIST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 77952258525     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2010.02.028     Document Type: Article

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