Variable access to immediate bedside ultrasound in the emergency department

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 96-99

  Talley, Brad E ^b   Ginde, Adit A ^c   Raja, Ali S ^d   Sullivan, Ashley F ^a   Espinola, Janice A ^a   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Emergency medicine; Rural; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051496439     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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