Bedside emergency cardiac ultrasound in children

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 282-291

  Doniger, Stephanie J ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedside ultrasound; echocardiography; emergency physicians; pediatric emergency medicine; pediatrics; resuscitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650500273     PISSN: 09742700     EISSN: 0974519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.66535     Document Type: Conference Paper

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