Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for Primary Care Physicians and General Internists
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Outcomes of care by hospitalists, general internists, and family physicians.
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عنوان ژورنال: Mayo Clinic Proceedings
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0025-6196
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2016.08.023