Criteria for the diagnosis of heat-related deaths: National association of medical examiners: Position paper

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-14

  Donoghue, Edmund R ^a,f   Graham, Michael A ^b   Jentzen, Jeffrey M ^c   Lifschultz, Barry D ^a   Luke, James L ^d   Mirchandani, Haresh G ^e  

^a Office of the Medical Examiner   (United States)

^b Office of the Medical Examiner   (United States)

^c Off Milwaukee Co Med Examiner   (United States)

^d ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^e Office of the Medical Examiner   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat adverse effects; Heat exhaustion, mortality; Weather

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLAPSE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEAT INJURY; HEAT STROKE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTHERMIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEAT; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; WEATHER;

EID: 0030909731     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199703000-00002     Document Type: Article

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