Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 2 , Pages 298-307 , February 2010

Training and transfer of colonoscopy skills: a multinational, randomized, blinded, controlled trial of simulator versus bedside training

Received 16 April 2008 ,Accepted 9 July 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. Haycock at ahaycock@imperial.ac.uk.

PII: S0016-5107(09)02234-2

doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.07.017

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 2 , Pages 298-307 , February 2010

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