Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 317-322 , December 2009

Hemodynamics of the Internal Jugular Vein: An Ultrasonographic Study

  • Shinn-Kuang Lin

      Affiliations

    • Stroke Center and Department of Neurology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yeu-Jhy Chang

      Affiliations

    • Stroke Center and Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Fu-Yi Yang

      Affiliations

    • Stroke Center and Department of Neurology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Neurology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, 289, Jian-Guo Road, Xindian, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 22 May 2009 ,Revised 23 July 2009 ,Accepted 16 November 2009.

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PII: S1016-3190(09)60062-8

doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(09)60062-8

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 317-322 , December 2009

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