The pathological investigation of sudden cardiac death

Current Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 366-374

  Gallagher, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Cardiac death; Necropsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEART DEATH; HEART FAILURE; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER FAILURE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MICROSCOPY; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 34548508917     PISSN: 09686053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cdip.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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