Laparoscopic simulation training: Testing for skill acquisition and retention

Surgery (United States)

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-20

  Bonrath, Esther M ^a   Weber, Barbara K ^a   Fritz, Mathias ^a   Mees, Soeren T ^a   Wolters, Heiner H ^a   Senninger, Norbert ^a   Rijcken, Emile ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SIMULATION TRAINING; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SKILL; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84862872902     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: 15327361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2011.12.036     Document Type: Article

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