Persistent Bradycardia in a Pediatric Patient After Blunt Cardiac Trauma.

Ann Emerg Med

Integrated Medical Sciences Department, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL.

Published: April 2020

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