Difficult central venous access - another role for the portable Doppler device (Dopplex®)
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Portable ultrasound for difficult central venous access.
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عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0003-2409
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.328218.x