Comparison of laparoscopy training using the box trainer versus the virtual trainer

Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-212

  Mohammadi, Yousef ^a   Lerner, Michelle A ^a   Sethi, Amanjot S ^a   Sundaram, Chandru P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Box trainer; Laparoscopy; Training; Virtual trainer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; SUTURING METHOD; TEACHING; UROLOGIC SURGERY; UROLOGY;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TEACHING; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; UROLOGY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 78049524394     PISSN: 10868089     EISSN: 19383797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4293/108680810X12785289144115     Document Type: Article

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