Utilization of emergency ultrasound in pediatric emergency departments

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 628-632

  Chamberlain, Marydee C ^a,b   Reid, Samuel R ^a   Madhok, Manu ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

fellowship; training; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY ULTRASOUND; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; ULTRASOUND; VASCULAR ACCESS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960700380     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182259908     Document Type: Article

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