Acquisition of fundamental laparoscopic skills: Is a box really as good as a virtual reality trainer?

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 659-661

  Vitish Sharma, P ^a   Knowles, J ^b   Patel, B ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHASE FARM HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic; Simulation; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SKILL; SURGICAL TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; TIME FACTORS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 83155180376     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2011.08.009     Document Type: Article

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