Coordinating progressive levels of simulation fidelity to maximize educational benefit

Academic Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 806-812

  Brydges, Ryan ^a   Carnahan, Heather ^b   Rose, Don ^c   Rose, Louise ^b   Dubrowski, Adam ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

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EID: 77953608455     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181d7aabd     Document Type: Article

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