It's time for a STAT assessment of bronchoscopy skills: The endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscopy (EBUS)-STAT and EBUS-transbronchial needle aspiration skill evaluation

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 186, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 703-705

  Jantz, Michael A ^a   McGaghie, William C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANATOMY; BRONCHOSCOPE; BRONCHOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ENDOBROCHIAL ULTRASOUND BRONCHOSCOPY TRANSBRONCHIAL NEEDLE ASPIRATION; ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASOUND SKILLS AND TASKS ASSESSMENT TOOL; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; SKILL; TRANSBRONCHIAL ASPIRATION; VALIDITY;

BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND-GUIDED FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION; HUMANS;

EID: 84867597617     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201208-1398ED     Document Type: Editorial

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