Blunt Impact to the Chest Leading to Sudden Death from Cardiac Arrest during Sports Activities

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 333, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 337-342

  Maron, Barry J ^a   Poliac, Liviu C ^a   Kaplan, James A ^a   Mueller, Frederick O ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BASEBALL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT INJURY; SUDDEN DEATH; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA; ATHLETIC INJURIES; AUTOPSY; BASEBALL; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HOCKEY; HUMAN; MALE; MARTIAL ARTS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; THORACIC INJURIES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0029142784     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199508103330602     Document Type: Article

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