Comparison of Teenaged Video Gamers vs PGY-I Residents in Obstetrics and Gynecology on a Laparoscopic Simulator

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-172

  Fanning, James ^a   Fenton, Bradford ^a   Johnson, Cheryl ^a   Johnson, Jil ^a   Rehman, Sana ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENT; SIMULATOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; OBSTETRICS; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 79951943024     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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