The additive effect of teaching undergraduate cardiac anatomy using cadavers and ultrasound echocardiography

European Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 199-205

  Finn, Gabrielle M ^a   Sawdon, Marina A ^a   Griksaitis, Michael J ^a,b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomy education; Cardiac; Echocardiography; Prosections; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT;

EID: 84874798546     PISSN: 11364890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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