Laparoscopic surgical skills are significantly improved by the use of a portable laparoscopic simulator: Results of a randomized controlled trial

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 957-964

  Johnston, T J ^a   Tang, B ^a   Alijani, A ^a   Tait, I ^a   Steele, R J ^a   Ker, J ^a   Nabi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELPHI STUDY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84885621649     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-1945-5     Document Type: Article

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