title: Certified perfusionists in Japan.
abstract: This year, the 20th qualifying examination on the extracorporeal circulation technique for a certified perfusionist was conducted. A total of 569 certified perfusionists had qualified in Japan up to November 2006.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, the Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan. 4CRNRY@hij.twmu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yasuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tomizawa
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Momose
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000592:standards*; D002568:Certification; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation / Q000592:standards*; D006280:Health Workforce / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D010477:Perfusion / Q000592:standards