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13 - Teaching Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) to the Perioperative Physician

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2018

By
Davinder Ramsingh  and
Jason Gatling
Edited by
Edwin A. Bowe ,
Randall M. Schell  and
Amy N. DiLorenzo
Edwin A. Bowe
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
Randall M. Schell
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
Amy N. DiLorenzo
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
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Education in Anesthesia
How to Deliver the Best Learning Experience
 , pp. 131 - 150
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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