Use of point of care sonography by emergency physicians

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 106-112

  Henneberry, Ryan J ^a   Hanson, Amanda ^a   Healey, Andrew ^a   Hebert, Guy ^a   Ip, Urbain ^a   Mensour, Mark ^a   Mikhail, Pierre ^a   Miller, Steve ^a   Socransky, Steve ^a   Woo, Michael ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84862644896     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/8000.CAEPPS     Document Type: Article

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