Vehicular accidents and cardiac concussion: A traumatic connection

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 282-284

  Michalodimitrakis, Emmanuel N ^a   Tsatsakis, Aristidis M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cardiac concussion; Trauma; Vehicular accident

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONCUSSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEART INJURY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; CONTUSIONS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0030820877     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199709000-00010     Document Type: Article

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