Systematic review of predictors of surgical performance

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1610-1621

  Maan, Z N ^a,c   Maan, I N ^b   Darzi, A W ^a   Aggarwal, R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c St Andrews Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; APTITUDE TEST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPTH PERCEPTION; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECREATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TIME; VISION;

APTITUDE; APTITUDE TESTS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EFFICIENCY; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO GAMES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84868659377     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8893     Document Type: Conference Paper

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