Hemodialysis machine air detectors need not detect microbubbles [1]

Artificial Organs

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 911-912

  Polaschegg, Hans Dietrich ^a  

^a Medical Devices Department   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAEMODIALYSIS; MICROBUBBLES;

ARTIFICIAL ORGAN; DEVICE THERAPY; HEMODIALYSIS; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROBUBBLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 36448954295     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2007.00510.x     Document Type: Letter

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