Systematic review on mentoring and simulation in laparoscopic colorectal surgery

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 252, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 943-951

  Miskovic, Danilo ^a   Wyles, Susannah M ^a   Ni, Melody ^a   Darzi, Ara W ^a   Hanna, George B ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CADAVER; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY;

ANIMALS; CADAVER; COLECTOMY; COLON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MENTORS; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RECTUM; TEACHING;

EID: 78650168684     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181f662e5     Document Type: Review

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