Handheld, Portable Ultrasound in the Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery: A New, Inexpensive Tool for the Rapid Diagnosis of Common Neonatal Problems
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Perinatology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0743-8346,1476-5543
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7210782