Systematic review and meta-analysis of the role of mental training in the acquisition of technical skills in surgery

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 545-553

  Rao, Ahsan ^a   Tait, Ian ^a   Alijani, Afshin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental imagery; Mental training; Surgical education; Technical skills

Indexed keywords

COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; HUMAN; IMAGERY; LEARNING; MEDLINE; MENTAL TRAINING; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SURGICAL TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB OF SCIENCE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; GENERAL SURGERY; IMAGINATION;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84945995612     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.01.028     Document Type: Review

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