Review of 1198 cases of penetrating cardiac trauma

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1737-1740

  Campbell, N C ^a   Thomson, S R ^a   Muckart, D J J ^a   Meumann, C M ^a   Van Middelkoop, I ^a   Botha, J B C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEART INJURY; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STAB WOUND; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030721490     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800841225     Document Type: Article

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