Routine chest radiography following imaging-guided placement of tunneled central lines: A waste of time, money, and radiation

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 105-109

  Kessel, David O ^a   Taylor, Edward J ^a   Robertson, Iain ^a   Patel, Jai V ^a   Denton, Lucy J ^a   Perren, Timothy J ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34548254476     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0115426502017002105     Document Type: Article

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