Emergency Ultrasound Guidelines

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 550-570

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EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; ULTRASOUND; UNITED STATES;

CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMANS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 62549098575     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.12.013     Document Type: Editorial

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