Face validity, construct validity and training benefits of a virtual reality turp simulator

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 163-166

  Bright, Elizabeth ^a   Vine, Samuel ^b   Wilson, Mark R ^b   Masters, Rich S W ^c   McGrath, John S ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Simulation; TURP; Validity; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; FACE VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; VIRTUAL REALITY; VIRTUAL REALITY TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE PROSTATE SIMULATOR;

ADULT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATECTOMY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; UNITED STATES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863410195     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2012.02.012     Document Type: Article

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