Manual of emergency and critical care ultrasound, second edition

Manual of Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-346

  Noble, Vicki E ^a,b   Nelson, Bret P ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511734281     Document Type: Book

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