What do trainees think about advanced trauma life support (ATLS)?

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 263-267

  Campbell, Bruce ^a   Heal, James ^a   Evans, Sally ^a   Marriott, Suzie ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency treatment; Training; Trauma; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMAN; INJURY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; ENGLAND; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 0033932635     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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