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An aberrantly positioned central venous catheter: A presage of an underlying anatomical anomaly

Vikas Saini, Tanvir Samra, Aakriti Gupta

Citation Information : Saini V, Samra T, Gupta A. An aberrantly positioned central venous catheter: A presage of an underlying anatomical anomaly. Indian J Crit Care Med 2016; 20 (5):310-311.

DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.182208

License: CC BY-ND 3.0

Published Online: 01-12-2013

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2016; The Author(s).


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