The stethoscope: some preliminary investigations.
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چکیده
Textbooks, clinicians, and medical teachers differ as to whether the stethoscope bell or diaphragm should be used for auscultating respiratory sounds at the chest wall. Logic and our results suggest that stethoscope diaphragms are more appropriate.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 79 938 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003