Chest pain in children and adolescents.
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چکیده
The focus of this article is to explore chest pain in children and adolescents. Common causes of chest pain and the approach to its evaluation are reviewed. Special emphasis is given to the cardiac causes of pediatric chest pain and how it can be differentiated from more common benign etiologies.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Praxis
دوره 94 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004