The Use of Small Personal Ultrasound Devices by Internists Without Formal Training in Echocardiography
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- 1 June 2003
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
- Vol. 4 (2) , 141-147
Abstract
Aims: Hand-held ultrasound devices will probably be used for bedside cardiac diagnoses by internists without formal training in echocardiography. WeKeywords
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