Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 2 , Pages 357-364 , February 2010

Face and construct validity of a computer-based virtual reality simulator for ERCP

Received 2 June 2009 ,Accepted 28 August 2009.

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 DISCLOSURE: All authors disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this publication.

 If you would like to chat with an author of this article, you may contact Dr. Bittner at jbittner@mcg.edu.

PII: S0016-5107(09)02433-X

doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.08.033

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 2 , Pages 357-364 , February 2010

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