Teaching surgical skills using video internet communication in a resource-limited setting

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 127-131

  Autry, Amy M ^a   Knight, Sharon ^b   Lester, Felicia ^b   Dubowitz, Gerald ^b   Byamugisha, Josaphat ^b   Nsubuga, Yosam ^b   Muyingo, Mark ^b   Korn, Abner ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESIDENT; SUTURING METHOD; TEACHING; UGANDA; VIDEO INTERNET COMMUNICATION; VIDEORECORDING;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LEARNING; SAN FRANCISCO; UGANDA; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 84880570632     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182964b8c     Document Type: Article

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