Transesophageal echocardiography in the trauma patient

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 130-144

  Porembka, David T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031008990     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001503-199704000-00014     Document Type: Article

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