The hand-carried echocardiographic device as an aid to the physical examination

Echocardiography

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 477-485

  DeCara, Jeanne M ^a   Lang, Roberto M ^a   Spencer, Kirk T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Hand carried ultrasound device; Physical exam

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKILL; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNICAL AID;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 0038714283     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2003.03071.x     Document Type: Review

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