Utilization of ultrasound in medical inpatients in Malawi.

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Published in Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg on June 13, 2013

Authors

Hannah E Brindle1, Theresa J Allain, Sam Kampondeni, Noel Kayange, Brian Faragher, Imelda Bates, Elizabeth Joekes

Author Affiliations

1: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK. hannah.brindle@liverpool.ac.uk

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