The importance of advanced cardiac life support certification in office-based surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Rohrich, Rod J ^a   Parker III, Thornwell H ^a   Broughton II, George ^a   Garza, Robert ^a   Leblanc, Danielle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MICROCLIMATE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; AMBULATORY SURGERY; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; RESUSCITATION; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CERTIFICATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; SAFETY; SURGERY, PLASTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40549132607     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000299448.59570.ee     Document Type: Article

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