Training in perioperative echocardiography

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 640-644

  Glas, Kathryn E ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Certification; Echocardiography; Education; Perioperative

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CARDIOLOGY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; LITERATURE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RECERTIFICATION; REVIEW; TRAINING;

ACCREDITATION; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CARDIOLOGY; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MENTORS; MODELS, ANIMAL; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750917451     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e3280110f6f     Document Type: Review

References (10)

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