Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 47-66 , September 2006

Challenges of biological realism and validation in simulation-based medical education

  • Roger S. Day

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Received 24 February 2005 ,Revised 20 January 2006 ,Accepted 20 January 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.artmed.2006.01.001

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 47-66 , September 2006