Evaluation of ultrasound lung comets by hand-held echocardiography

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Bedetti, G ^a   Gargani, L ^b   Corbisiero, A ^c   Frassi, F ^b   Poggianti, E ^b   Mottola, G ^c  

^a Imola Hospital   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^c Montevergine Clinic   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG EXAMINATION; LUNG EXTRAVASCULAR FLUID; MEDICAL EXPERT; OBSERVER VARIATION;

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTRAVASCULAR LUNG WATER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33748753402     PISSN: 14767120     EISSN: 14767120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-7120-4-34     Document Type: Article

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