The current state of ultrasound training in canadian emergency medicine programs: Perspectives from program directors

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2012, Pages E1073-E1078

  Kim, Daniel J ^a   Theoret, Jonathan ^b,c   Liao, Michael M ^d,e   Hopkins, Emily ^d   Woolfrey, Karen ^a   Kendall, John L ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c ROYAL COLUMBIAN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOLOGY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 84866424509     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2012.01430.x     Document Type: Review

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