Acute heart failure from electrical shock: a case report
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چکیده
A report of a 13-year-old female with respiratory distress following an electrical shock at home and the management undertaken hospital in Yei; including implications for South Sudan.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: South Sudan Medical Journal
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2309-4605']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4314/ssmj.v15i4.10