Coroner and medical examiner documentation of sudden unexplained deaths in epilepsy

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 137-143

  Schraeder, Paul L ^a   Delin, Kristen ^b   McClelland, Robyn L ^c   So, Elson L ^c  

^a HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Coroners; Medical examiners; SUDEP; Survey

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONER; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEMOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUDDEN DEATH; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 31544468951     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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