Penetrating cardiac injuries: A population-based study

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 366-370

  Rhee, Peter M ^a,b,c   Foy, Hugh ^a,b   Kaufmann, Christoph ^c   Areola, Carlos ^a,b   Boyle, Edward ^a,b   Maier, Ronald V ^a,b   Jurkovich, Gregory ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEART INJURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAB WOUND; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0031663393     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199808000-00028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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