Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 253-256 , December 2005

Cardiotoxicity in Pediatric Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: A Case Report

  • Joseph D. Gunn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8116, St Louis Children's Hospital, St Louis, MO
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Joseph D. Gunn, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8116, St Louis Children's Hospital, St Louis, MO 63110.
    • ,
  • Christopher D. Carter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durnham, NC

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PII: S1522-8401(05)00105-9

doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2005.09.005

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 253-256 , December 2005

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