Sudden death in the general population in Okinawa -Incidence and causes of death-

Japanese Circulation Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-42

  Tokashiki, Takashi ^a   Muratani, Akemi ^a   Kimura, Yorio ^a   Muratani, Hiromi ^a   Fukiyama, Koshiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Death certificates; Heart disease; Stroke; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; STROKE; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; DEATH CERTIFICATES; DEATH, SUDDEN; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 0032956484     PISSN: 00471828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/jcj.63.37     Document Type: Article

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