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Coming of age: emergency point of care ultrasonography in Canada

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 March 2015

Paul Atkinson ,
Peter Ross  and
Ryan Henneberry
Paul Atkinson*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University, Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, NB
Peter Ross
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University, Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, NB
Ryan Henneberry
Affiliation:
Halifax Infirmary, Halifax, NS
*
Emergency Department, Saint John Regional Hospital, University Avenue, Saint John, NB E2L 4L4; Paul.Atkinson@dal.ca

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Type
Editorial • Commentary
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 16 , Issue 4 , July 2014 , pp. 265 - 268
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2014

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