Prospective, randomized assessment of the acquisition, maintenance, and loss of laparoscopic skills

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 256, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 387-393

  Gallagher, Anthony G ^a   Jordan Black, Julie Anne ^b   O'Sullivan, Gerald C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

laparoscopic skills; simulation; skill acquisition; surgical skills loss; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIMULATION; SKILL; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEACHING; TIME FACTORS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863843774     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318251f3d2     Document Type: Article

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