Current evaluation of cardiac stab wounds

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2119-2122

  Harris, David G ^a   Papagiannopoulos, Konstantine A ^a   Pretorius, Johann ^a   Van Rooyen, Tertius ^a   Rossouw, Gawie J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CODING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STAB WOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL RATE; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 0033371495     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00711-0     Document Type: Article

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