Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO®) international development

Family Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 618-622

  Deutchman, Mark ^a,d   Dresang, Lee ^b   Winslow, Diana ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS   (United States)

^d Mail Stop F496 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DELIVERY; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; OBSTETRICS; PRENATAL CARE; SKILL;

ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OBSTETRICS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 35448929331     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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