A comparison of Thiel and formalin embalmed cadavers for thyroid surgery training

Surgeon

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 142-146

  Eisma, R ^a   Mahendran, S ^b   Majumdar, S ^b   Smith, D ^b   Soames, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embalmed cadavers; Surgical training; Thyroid surgery

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDECTOMY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CADAVER; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EMBALMING; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 79960931871     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surge.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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