Korotkoff sound: The cavitation hypothesis

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 141-146

  Venet, R ^a   Miric, D ^a   Pavie, A ^b   Lacheheb, D ^c  

^a Hopital Rene Muret Bigottini   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BRACHIAL ARTERY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHYGMOMANOMETER;

EID: 0034254210     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.1999.1036     Document Type: Article

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