Microneurosurgical Skills Training

Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part A: Central European Neurosurgery

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 146-154

  Yadav, Yad Ram ^a   Parihar, Vijay ^a   Ratre, Shailendra ^a   Kher, Yatin ^a   Iqbal, Mohmed ^a  

^a NSCB MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

microsurgery education; microsurgery methods; motor skills physiology; neurosurgical procedures education; tremor prevention and control

Indexed keywords

BRAIN RETRACTOR; CAREER; HUMAN; MICROSURGERY; NEUROSURGEON; NEUROSURGERY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RESIDENT; RETRACTOR; REVIEW; SUCTION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREMOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; NEUROSURGERY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84959094760     PISSN: 21936315     EISSN: 21936323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1376190     Document Type: Review

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