Aortic Dissections: A Pathologic Study of 35 Autopsied Cases

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 62-68

  Vaideeswar, P ^a   Deshpande, J R ^a   Sivaraman, A ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISSECTING ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031617146     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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