Childhood sporting deaths

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 364-367

  Byard, Roger W ^a   James, R A ^a   Gilbert, J D ^a  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise; Sports; Sudden childhood death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AORTA STENOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DROWNING; EPILEPSY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC OBSTRUCTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN; EXERCISE; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS;

EID: 0036904909     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-200212000-00013     Document Type: Article

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