Focused bedside ultrasonography by clinicians: Experiences with a basic introductory course

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 229-233

  Hillingsø, Jens G ^a,b   Svendsen, Lars Bo ^a   Nielsen, Michael Bachmann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acute; Clinicians; Training; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOLOGY; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; SURGERY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 38549181947     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520701675932     Document Type: Article

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