Improving medical student knowledge of female pelvic floor dysfunction and anatomy: a randomized trial

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 601.e1-601.e8

  Hampton, Brittany Star ^a   Sung, Vivian W ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

computer based education; medical students; pelvic anatomy; pelvic floor dysfunction; randomized trial

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL CONCEPTS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

EID: 77952741055     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.08.038     Document Type: Article

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