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01-03-2020 | Lung Ultrasound | Letter

Lung ultrasound and B-lines: B careful!

Authors: M. E. Haaksma, J. M. Smit, M. L. A. Heldeweg, L. Pisani, P. Elbers, P. R. Tuinman

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 3/2020

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Title: Lung ultrasound and B-lines: B careful!
Authors: M. E. Haaksma
J. M. Smit
M. L. A. Heldeweg
L. Pisani
P. Elbers
P. R. Tuinman
Publication date: 01-03-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword: Lung Ultrasound
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 3/2020
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-019-05911-8

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