Myocardial sarcoidosis in forensic medicine

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 52-56

  Thomsen, Troels K ^a,b   Eriksson, Tina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cardiac; Myocardial; Sarcoidosis; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; SARCOIDOSIS; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GRANULOMA, GIANT CELL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 0032933824     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199903000-00013     Document Type: Article

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