Myocardial ischemia with penetrating thoracic trauma

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 224-226

  Elms, Andrew R ^a   Wong, Garret ^a   Wisner, David ^a   Bair, Aaron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Myocardial Ischemia; Penetrating Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961239389     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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