The Swan-Ganz catheter: Requesting scientific trials is not an 'assault'

Chest

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 857-858

  Spodick, D H ^a  

^a SAINT VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SHORT SURVEY; SWAN GANZ CATHETER; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0033032676     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.115.3.857     Document Type: Article

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