Effect of distraction on the performance of endourological tasks: A randomized controlled trial

BJU International

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1653-1657

  Persoon, Marjolein C ^a,b,d   Van Putten, Kim ^a,b   Muijtjens, Arno M M ^b   Witjes, J Alfred ^c   Hendrikx, Ad J M ^a,b   Scherpbier, Albert J J M ^b  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

distraction; education; endourology; simulator; training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; DISTRACTIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 79955411299     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09627.x     Document Type: Article

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