Portable ultrasound machines in the cardiological clinical practice: Light and shade;Cardioscopi portatili nella cardiologia pratica clinica: Luci ed ombre

Italian Heart Journal, Supplementi

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 542-544

  Penco, Maria ^a   Carerj, Scipione ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART DISEASE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; ITALY;

CARDIOLOGY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART DISEASES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; ITALY;

EID: 77957139569     PISSN: 15903796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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