Not so FAST-let's not abandon the pediatric focused assessment with sonography in trauma yet

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Editorial

Chris Moore et al. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Jan.

. 2018 Jan;10(1):1-3.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.12.37.

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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