Role of transthoracic sonography in diagnosis and follow up of community acquired pneumonia in emergency department

G. Agmy, Y. Ahmed (Assiut, Egypt)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Structural and functional imaging discussion: sometimes different but always linked
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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G. Agmy, Y. Ahmed (Assiut, Egypt). Role of transthoracic sonography in diagnosis and follow up of community acquired pneumonia in emergency department. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 228

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