FACTS survey: Focused assessment with sonography in trauma use among canadian residents training in general surgery

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 765-768

  Dubois, Luc ^a   Leslie, Ken ^a   Parry, Neil ^a,b  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

FAST; Surgical education; Trauma; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CANADA; ECHOGRAPHY; GENERAL SURGERY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; RADIOLOGY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77958158379     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181edbea     Document Type: Article

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