Acquiring laparoscopic skill proficiency: Does orientation matter?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1782-1787

  Moschos, Elysia ^a   Coleman, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic orientation; Laparoscopic proficiency; Laparoscopic training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TEXAS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 8544224993     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.07.073     Document Type: Article

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