Telementorable "just-in-time" lung ultrasound on an iPhone

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 526-527

  Crawford, Innes ^a   McBeth, Paul B ^b   Mitchelson, Mark ^c   Tiruta, Corina ^b   Ferguson, James ^c,d   Kirkpatrick, Andrew W ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d Scottish Centre for Telehealth   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 81255150010     PISSN: 09742700     EISSN: 0974519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.86654     Document Type: Letter

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