Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism and pneumonia using transthoracic sonography

Progress in Respiratory Research

Volumn 37, Issue , 2009, Pages 43-50

  Reissig, Angelika ^a   Kroegel, Claus ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

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EID: 72049092929     PISSN: 14222140     EISSN: 16623932     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000210408     Document Type: Article

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