Lung ultrasound in the diagnosis of pneumonia in children: proposal for a new diagnostic algorithm.

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Published in PeerJ on November 10, 2015

Authors

Giulio Iorio1, Maria Capasso2, Giuseppe De Luca1, Salvatore Prisco1, Carlo Mancusi1, Bruno Laganà1, Vincenzo Comune1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pediatrics, San Giovanni di Dio Hospital, Azienda Sanitaria Locale Napoli 2 Nord , Frattamaggiore (NA) , Italy.
2: District 18, Azienda Sanitaria Locale Caserta , Sant'Arpino (CE) , Italy.

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