Anesthesiologists' learning curves for ultrasound assessment of the lumbar spine

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 120-126

  Margarido, Clarita B ^a   Arzola, Cristian ^a   Balki, Mrinalini ^a   Carvalho, Jose C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; DURA MATER; ECHOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LUMBAR SPINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; LEARNING; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; LEARNING; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77950355353     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-009-9219-2     Document Type: Article

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