Focused ultrasound training for clinicians

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Langlois, Suzanne Le P ^a  

^a TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Clinician use; Emergency ultrasound; Point of care ultrasound; Training

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW;

ACCREDITATION; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; TEACHING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 34247388023     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000260625.63077.05     Document Type: Review

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