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Published in: Pediatric Radiology 8/2014

01-08-2014 | Letter to the Editor

Renal sonography with Doppler — not shown to be adequate as a screening tool for renovascular hypertension

Authors: Brandon P. Brown, Boaz Karmazyn

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 8/2014

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Sir, …
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Metadata
Title
Renal sonography with Doppler — not shown to be adequate as a screening tool for renovascular hypertension
Authors
Brandon P. Brown
Boaz Karmazyn
Publication date
01-08-2014
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Pediatric Radiology / Issue 8/2014
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-014-2986-0

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