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Identification of a branchial cleft anomaly via handheld point-of-care ultrasound Cover

Identification of a branchial cleft anomaly via handheld point-of-care ultrasound

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|Feb 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/JoU.2022.0012 | Journal eISSN: 2451-070X | Journal ISSN: 2084-8404
Language: English
Page range: 67 - 69
Submitted on: Oct 14, 2021
Accepted on: Dec 10, 2021
Published on: Feb 8, 2022
Published by: MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS Sp. z o.o.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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