Review of tricuspid valve injury after airbag deployment: Presentation of a case and discussion of mechanism of injury

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 152-156

  Sharma, Om P ^a   Mousset, Xavier R ^a  

^a TOLEDO HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE DISEASE;

EID: 0033955096     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200001000-00030     Document Type: Conference Paper

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