The Advanced Trauma Life Support course: A history of its development and review of related literature

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 952, 2005, Pages 87-91

  Carmont, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT; CERTIFICATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SKILL; UNITED STATES;

CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FORECASTING; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 14144253537     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2004.021543     Document Type: Review

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