Orthopaedic surgeons in Yorkshire - Are we ATLS positive?

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-44

  Kelley, S P ^a,b   McMurray, D H M ^a   Hinsche, A F ^a   Deacon, P ^a  

^a MID YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ATLS; Audit; Orthopaedic surgeons

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STAFF TRAINING; TEAMWORK; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKING TIME;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORTHOPEDICS; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 12144258504     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/1478708051478     Document Type: Article

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