Chest Ultrasonography as a Replacement for Chest Radiography in the ED: Response
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Chest ultrasonography as a replacement for chest radiography in the ED.
Affi liations: From the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sheffi eld Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Financial/nonfi nancial disclosures: The authors have reported to CHEST that no potential confl icts of interest exist with any companies/organizations whose products or services may be discussed in this article . Correspondence to: Richard D. Turner, MBChB , Sheffi eld Teaching Hospitals NHS Tr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Chest
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0012-3692
DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-1649