Training requirements for point of care ultrasound in acute medicine

Acute Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 87-90

  Ismaeel, S M ^a   Day, N J ^a   Earnshaw, D ^a   Lorains, J W ^a  

^a WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute medicine; Point of care; Ultrasound training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 77954259867     PISSN: 17474884     EISSN: 17474892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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