Deaths associated with choking in San Diego County

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 176-179

  Dolkas, Laura ^a   Stanley, Christina ^b   Smith, Alan M ^c   Vilke, Gary M ^a,c,d  

^a San Diego   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^c San Diego County Division of Emergency Medical Services   (United States)

^d UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway; Choking; Foreign body; Forensic science; Obstruction

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CALIFORNIA; DATABASES; FOOD; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 33845905191     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00297.x     Document Type: Article

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