Pediatric blunt cardiac injury: Epidemiology, clinical features, and diagnosis

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-67

  Dowd, M Denise ^a   Krug, Steven ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONCUSSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART CONTUSION; HEART INJURY; HEART RUPTURE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG CONTUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT PLANNING; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

EID: 0030064420     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199601000-00012     Document Type: Article

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