A new simulation model for skin abscess identification and management

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 238-241

  Heiner, Jason D ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Drainage; Emergency medicine; Medical simulation; Procedure; Training; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE MODEL; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN; SKIN DISEASE; STATISTICS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ABSCESS; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; TEACHING; WASHINGTON;

EID: 77955568845     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e3181d87f0f     Document Type: Article

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