Etiology and danger of pericardial effusion in infants and children

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 162-165

  Zreik, Hani ^a,b   Li, Jennifer ^a   Garson Jr , Arthur T ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Division of Pediatric Cardiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac tamponade; Pericardial effusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 8544227824     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1047951100003528     Document Type: Article

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