Causes of sudden death related to sexual activity: Results of a medicolegal postmortem study from 2001 to 2005

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 995-999

  Lee, Sanghan ^a   Chae, Jongmin ^a   Cho, Yongkeun ^a,b  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Coitus; Death, sudden; Death, sudden, cardiac; Extramarital relations; Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845900006     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2006.21.6.995     Document Type: Article

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