Thoracic ultrasound for the diagnosis of pneumonia in adults: A meta-analysis

Respiratory Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Berlet, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LETTER; META ANALYSIS; PNEUMONIA; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND; ECHOGRAPHY; LUNG;

HUMANS; LUNG; PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84937782498     PISSN: 14659921     EISSN: 1465993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12931-015-0248-9     Document Type: Letter

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