The ATLS course, a survey of 228 ATLS providers

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 55-58

  Kennedy, Douglas W G ^a   Gentleman, Douglas ^b  

^a MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Dundee Royal Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ATLS course

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL; SURGEON; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035686390     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.18.1.55     Document Type: Article

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