The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 191, Issue 1 , Pages 23-27 , January 2006

Intensive continuing medical education course training on simulators results in proficiency for laparoscopic suturing

Presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Association for Surgical Education, New York, New York, March 30–April 1, 2005

Received 8 April 2005 ,Revised 6 June 2005

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PII: S0002-9610(05)00735-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.06.046

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 191, Issue 1 , Pages 23-27 , January 2006

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