Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 363-373 , September 2009

Training guidelines for ultrasound: worldwide trends

  • Sean Bennett (Consultant in Cardiothoracic and Intensive Care Anaesthesia)

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doi: 10.1016/j.bpa.2009.08.001

Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 363-373 , September 2009

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