How important are simulators for endoscopy training?

Erica Sutton

doi:10.1055/s-0034-1377421

Endoscopy, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Endoscopy 2014; 46(09): 745-746
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1377421

Editorial

How important are simulators for endoscopy training?

Erica Sutton

Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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