Focussing on Hard Science in forensic medicine: Genetics of Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD)

Forensic Science International

Volumn 172, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages

  Oliva, Antonio ^a   D'Aloja, Ernesto ^b   Pascali, Vincenzo L ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; LETTER; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 34548423536     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.06.011     Document Type: Letter

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