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Effect of adding a capsule with activated charcoal to abdominal ultrasound preparation on image quality Cover

Effect of adding a capsule with activated charcoal to abdominal ultrasound preparation on image quality

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|Mar 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2020.0003 | Journal eISSN: 2451-070X | Journal ISSN: 2084-8404
Language: English
Page range: 12 - 17
Submitted on: Apr 7, 2019
Accepted on: Oct 3, 2019
Published on: Mar 31, 2020
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