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Published in: Internal and Emergency Medicine 8/2017

01-12-2017 | CE - LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound to identify the source of infection in septic patients: a prospective study—comment

Authors: Carlo Tascini, Emanuela Sozio, Francesco Sbrana, Giacomo Bertolino, Andrea Ripoli

Published in: Internal and Emergency Medicine | Issue 8/2017

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Title
Accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound to identify the source of infection in septic patients: a prospective study—comment
Authors
Carlo Tascini
Emanuela Sozio
Francesco Sbrana
Giacomo Bertolino
Andrea Ripoli
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Internal and Emergency Medicine / Issue 8/2017
Print ISSN: 1828-0447
Electronic ISSN: 1970-9366
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-017-1729-2

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