Manual of emergency and critical care ultrasound

Manual of Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-249

  Noble, Vicki E ^a   Nelson, Bret ^b   Sutingco, A Nicholas ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Inova Fair Oaks Hospital   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511547249     Document Type: Book

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