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Emergency Department Targeted Ultrasound: 2006 Update

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Emergency Department Targeted Ultrasound Interest Group,* Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians

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CAEP Position Statement • Déclaration de position de l’ACMU
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , May 2006 , pp. 170 - 171
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Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2006

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