Biological safety of diagnostic sonography

Doppler Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology: 2nd Revised and Enlarged Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 95-111

  Maulik, Dev ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/3-540-28903-8_8     Document Type: Chapter

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