Surgical simulators in urological training - Views of UK Training Programme Directors

BJU International

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 776-778

  Forster, James A ^a   Browning, Anthony J ^a   Paul, Alan B ^b   Biyani, C Shekhar ^a  

^a PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

simulation; skills; surgery; training; urology

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SIMULATOR; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; URETEROSCOPY; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; UROLOGY;

EID: 84865495439     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10865.x     Document Type: Review

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