The impact of internet and simulation-based training on transoesophageal echocardiography learning in anaesthetic trainees: A prospective randomised study

Anaesthesia

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 621-627

  Sharma, V ^a   Chamos, C ^a   Valencia, O ^a   Meineri, M ^b   Fletcher, S N ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMULATION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LEARNING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84877742118     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.12261     Document Type: Article

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