Electrical injury and the frequency of cardiac complications

Burns

Volumn 23, Issue 7-8, 1997, Pages 576-578

  Arrowsmith, J ^a   Usgaocar, R P ^a   Dickson, W A ^a  

^a MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac complication; Electrical injury

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC INJURY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXTRASYSTOLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA; CHILD; ELECTRIC INJURIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031417894     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(97)00050-8     Document Type: Article

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