Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 443-446 , October 2008

Sudden death due to aortic rupture complicating undiagnosed coarctation of the aorta in a teenager – A case report and review of the literature

Received 5 June 2007 ,Revised 22 October 2007 ,Accepted 13 December 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.12.012

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 443-446 , October 2008

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