The use of thoracoscopy to enhance medical students' interest and understanding of thoracic anatomy

Annals of Thoracic Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 145-148

  AlNassar, Sami A ^a   Hajjar, Waseem ^a   Rahal, Salah ^a   Clifton, Joanne ^b   Finley, Richard ^b   Sidhu, Ravi ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Medical students; thoracic anatomy; thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CURRICULUM; DISSECTION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 84864708617     PISSN: 18171737     EISSN: 19983557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1737.98847     Document Type: Article

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