Severe Blunt Cardiac Injury in an Infant: A Case of Child Abuse

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 759-764

  Karpas, Anna ^a   Yen, Kenneth ^a   Sell, Linda L ^a   Frommelt, Peter C ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA;

CHILD ABUSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART INJURIES; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0036232337     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200204000-00026     Document Type: Article

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