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Can low-fidelity models be effective anatomy teaching tools?

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  1. Department of Anatomy, School of Physiotherapy, University of Peloponnese, 20, Plateon Str., 23100, Sparta, Greece

    Dimitrios Chytas

  2. Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75, Mikras Asias Str., 11527, Athens, Greece

    Maria Piagkou

  3. First Department of Neurosurgery, Evangelismos General Hospital, 45, Ipsilantou Str., 10676, Athens, Greece

    Georgios P. Skandalakis

  4. Department of Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Konstantinos Natsis

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Chytas, D., Piagkou, M., Skandalakis, G.P. et al. Can low-fidelity models be effective anatomy teaching tools?. Surg Radiol Anat 44, 3–4 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-021-02818-2

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