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Comment
. 2014 Mar 6;18(2):416.
doi: 10.1186/cc13759.

Thoracic ultrasonography versus chest radiography for detection of pneumothoraces: challenges in deriving and interpreting summary diagnostic accuracy estimates

Derek J Roberts, Daniel J Niven, Matthew T James, Chad G Ball, Andrew W Kirkpatrick
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Thoracic ultrasonography versus chest radiography for detection of pneumothoraces: challenges in deriving and interpreting summary diagnostic accuracy estimates

Derek J Roberts et al. Crit Care. .
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