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The lethal assault, fall trauma or cardiac arrhythmia? – diagnostic difficulties associated with determining the cause of death in a patient with an ICD Cover

The lethal assault, fall trauma or cardiac arrhythmia? – diagnostic difficulties associated with determining the cause of death in a patient with an ICD

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|Jul 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21164/pomjlifesci.921 | Journal eISSN: 2719-6313 | Journal ISSN: 2450-4637
Language: English
Page range: 50 - 53
Published on: Jul 16, 2023
Published by: Pomeranian Medical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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