Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome: A national survey of sudden unexplained cardiac death

Heart

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 601-605

  Behr, E R ^b   Casey, A ^a   Sheppard, M ^a   Wright, M ^a   Bowker, T J ^a   Davies, M J ^b   McKenna, W J ^c   Wood, D A ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SUDDEN ARRHYTHMIC DEATH SYNDROME; SUDDEN DEATH; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34247885947     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2006.099598     Document Type: Article

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