Anatomical considerations of the anterior approach for central venous catheter placement
β Scribed by R. Botha; A.N. van Schoor; J.M. Boon; J.H.R. Becker; J.H. Meiring
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 78 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0897-3806
- DOI
- 10.1002/ca.20240
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