The role of BNP in breathless patients in the primary care setting

A. Kavidasan, M. Goolam, A. Saleh, A. Skyrme-Jones (Bristol, England, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Diagnosing, monitoring and treating respiratory diseases in primary care
Session: Diagnosing, monitoring and treating respiratory diseases in primary care
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3503

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