Comparative research on training simulators in emergency medicine: A methodological review

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 253-261

  Lineberry, Matthew ^a   Walwanis, Melissa ^a   Reni, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative research; Null hypothesis statistical testing; Performance criteria; Reliability; Simulation; Statistical power; Training effectiveness evaluation; Validity

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; REVIEW; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84882239211     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e31828715b1     Document Type: Review

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