Risk factors of sudden death in the Japanese hot bath in the senior population

Forensic Science International

Volumn 149, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 151-158

  Chiba, Takashi ^a   Yamauchi, Misa ^a   Nishida, Naoki ^a   Kaneko, Taeko ^a   Yoshizaki, Katsuaki ^a   Yoshioka, Naofumi ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Elderly; Japanese hot bath; Physiological parameter; Sudden death; Winter

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JAPANESE HOT BATH; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUDDEN DEATH; SUMMER; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; WINTER;

EID: 14644419603     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.04.085     Document Type: Article

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