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How to improve precision and reliability of diaphragm ultrasonographic measurements in newborns

Authors: Almudena Alonso-Ojembarrena, Ignacio Oulego-Erroz

Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 4/2021

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Title: How to improve precision and reliability of diaphragm ultrasonographic measurements in newborns
Authors: Almudena Alonso-Ojembarrena
Ignacio Oulego-Erroz
Publication date: 01-04-2021
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 4/2021
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-020-03873-4

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