Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 156-158 , April 2009

Sudden death in adolescence caused by cardiac haemangioma

Received 17 January 2008 ,Revised 26 May 2008 ,Accepted 16 August 2008.

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PII: S1752-928X(08)00166-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.08.020

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 156-158 , April 2009