Forensic Science International Supplement Series
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 43-45 , December 2009

Cardiac death 25 years after successful treatment for Hodgkin's disease—Case report

  • J. Balažic

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Forensic Medicine, Medical faculty, University of Ljubljana, Korytkova 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +386 1 543 72 01; fax: +386 1 524 38 64.
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  • S. Frković-Grazio

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Oncology, Zaloška cesta 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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  • B. Jereb

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Oncology, Zaloška cesta 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Received 21 July 2009 ,Accepted 23 September 2009.

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PII: S1875-1741(09)00026-3

doi: 10.1016/j.fsisup.2009.09.004

Forensic Science International Supplement Series
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 43-45 , December 2009

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