Arterialised earlobe blood gas analysis: An underused technique

Thorax

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 364-366

  Pitkin, A D ^a   Roberts, C M ^a   Wedzicha, J A ^a  

^a LONDON CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EAR LOBE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0028334818     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.49.4.364     Document Type: Article

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