Point-of-care ultrasound in critically ill patients: Where do we stand?

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-71

  Abu Zidan, Fikri M ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

critically ill; point of care; Sonography; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857889167     PISSN: 09742700     EISSN: 0974519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.93120     Document Type: Conference Paper

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