The use of ultrasonography in learning clinical examination- a pilot study involving third year medical students

Medical Ultrasonography

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 177-181

  Fodor, Daniela ^a   Badea, Radu ^b   Poanta, Laura ^a   Dumitrascu, Dan Lucian ^a   Buzoianu, Anca Dana ^c   Mircea, Petru Adrian ^d  

^a 2nd Internal Medicine Department   (Romania)

^b REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY   (Romania)

^c Department of Clinical Pharmacology ^*  (Romania)

^d IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Clinical examination; Medical student education; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868009987     PISSN: 18444172     EISSN: 20668643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11152/mu.2013.2066.143.df177     Document Type: Article

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