Clinical applications of bedside ultrasonography in internal and emergency medicine

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 195-201

  Arienti, Vincenzo ^a   Camaggi, Valeria ^a  

^a MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bedside; Emergency Department; Internal medicine; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; REVIEW;

EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 79956319786     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-010-0424-3     Document Type: Review

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