Physicians using ultrasound in Danish emergency departments are mostly summoned specialists

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Nielsen, Klaus ^a   Lauridsen, Johnny Rene Meilstrup ^b   Laursen, Christian Borbjerg ^c   Brabrand, Mikkel ^d  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b SVENDBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d ESBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

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EID: 84934756064     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13049-015-0131-1     Document Type: Article

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