Using real-time ultrasound to teach living anatomy: An alternative model for large classes

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 1361, 2012, Pages 37-45

  Stringer, Mark D ^a   Duncan, Lynda J ^b   Samalia, Latika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b DUNEDIN HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; TEACHING; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

ABDOMEN; ANATOMY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; NECK; PELVIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 84866238836     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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