World Journal of Emergency Medicine ›› 2011, Vol. 2 ›› Issue (3): 234-236.doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2011.03.015
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Robert J Douglas E-mail:rabs01@hotmail.comRobert J Douglas. Sudden cardiac death following blunt chest trauma: commotio cordis[J]. World Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2011, 2(3): 234-236.
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