Assessment and learning curve evaluation of endobronchial ultrasound skills following simulation and clinical training

Respirology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 698-704

  Stather, David R ^a,c   MacEachern, Paul ^a   Rimmer, Karen ^b   Hergott, Christopher A ^b   Tremblay, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

bronchoscopy; education; endobronchial ultrasound; interventional pulmonology; simulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; LUNG BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; THORAX SURGERY;

ADULT; BRONCHI; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; PULMONARY MEDICINE; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 79955438233     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2011.01961.x     Document Type: Article

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