Validation of a computer-based bronchoscopy simulator developed in Taiwan.

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Published in J Formos Med Assoc on July 01, 2006

Authors

Jin-Shing Chen1, Hsao-Hsun Hsu, I-Ru Lai, Hao-Chih Tai, Hong-Shiee Lai, Yung-Chie Lee, Jin-Siang Shaw, Yi-Ping Hung, Po-Huang Lee, King-Jen Chang, National Taiwan University Endoscopic Simulation Collaborative Study Group (NTUSEC)

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.

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