Physician training requirements in sonography: How many cases are needed for competence?

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 174, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1221-1227

  Hertzberg, Barbara S ^a   Kliewer, Mark A ^a   Bowie, James D ^a   Carroll, Barbara A ^a   DeLong, David H ^a   Gray, Linda ^a   Nelson, Rendon C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TRAINING;

EID: 0034017174     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.174.5.1741221     Document Type: Article

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