A systematic review of evidence for education and training interventions in microsurgery

Archives of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 312-319

  Ghanem, Ali M ^a   Hachach Haram, Nadine ^a   Ming Leung, Clement Chi ^a   Myers, Simon Richard ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Curriculum; Education; Microsurgery

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CADAVER; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; MICROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SURGICAL TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 84880737908     PISSN: 22346163     EISSN: 22346171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5999/aps.2013.40.4.312     Document Type: Review

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