Implementation of simulation in surgical practice: Minimally invasive surgery has taken the lead: The Dutch experience

Medical Teacher

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-115

  Schreuder, Henk W R ^a   Oei, Guid ^b   Maas, Mario ^c   Borleffs, Jan C C ^d   Schijven, Marlies P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 79551555014     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2011.550967     Document Type: Article

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