Diagnostic performance of lung ultrasound in the diagnosis of pneumonia: A bivariate meta-analysis

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 115-121

  Hu, Qian Jing ^a   Shen, Yong Chun ^a   Jia, Liu Qun ^a   Guo, Shu Jin ^a   Long, Hong Yu ^a   Pang, Cai Shuang ^a   Yang, Ting ^a   Wen, Fu Qiang ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Lung ultrasound; Meta analysis; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892607170     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19405901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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