Learning tools and simulation in robotic surgery: State of the art

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2812-2819

  Buchs, Nicolas C ^a   Pugin, François ^a   Volonté, Francesco ^a   Morel, Philippe ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVICES; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; PROCEDURES; ROBOTICS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; ROBOTICS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84890436512     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-2065-y     Document Type: Article

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