Patient satisfaction and diagnostic accuracy with ultrasound by emergency physicians

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 642-646

  Durston, William ^a   Carl, Michael L ^a   Guerra, Wayne ^b  

^a KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Porter Littleton Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Emergency department; Quality; Satisfaction; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032700607     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(99)90150-X     Document Type: Article

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