| Literature DB >> 15749800 |
Abstract
A deceased 79 year old man with a permanent cardiac pacemaker was due to be cremated, but the pacemaker generator was not detectable by palpation. A hand held metal detector to locate the device so that it could be extracted before cremation.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15749800 PMCID: PMC1743232 DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2004.022178
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Postgrad Med J ISSN: 0032-5473 Impact factor: 2.401