Does gender predict performance of novices undergoing Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) training?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 203, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 397-400

  White, Michael T ^a   Welch, Kathryn ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

FLS training; Gender; Residency candidate selection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SURGICAL TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PREJUDICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84857594642     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.09.020     Document Type: Article

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