The history of point-of-care ultrasound use in disaster and mass casualty incidents

Virtual Mentor

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 744-749

  Sajed, Dana ^a  

^a BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84880519260     PISSN: 19377010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.9.mhst1-1009     Document Type: Article

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