Chest ultrasound examination (for pleural effusions) by chest physicians in the United Kingdom: a national web-based survey of the practice

A. Guhan, P. Walker, G. S. Leen, G. Naisby (Middlesbrough, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Imaging of different lung diseases: clinical and experimental observations
Session: Imaging of different lung diseases: clinical and experimental observations
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 661

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