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Military Medicine

The Accuracy of Portable Ultrasonography to Diagnose Fractures in an Austere Environment

, MD, , MD, MCR & , MD, MPH
Pages 50-52 | Received 12 Jul 2008, Accepted 09 Sep 2008, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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