Disaster events and the risk of sudden cardiac death: A washington state investigation

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 313-317

  Gold, Laura S ^a,b   Kane, Leslee B ^c   Sotoodehnia, Nona ^c   Rea, Thomas ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Emergency Medical Services Division   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

11 September 2001; myocardial infarction; natural disasters; stress; sudden cardiac death; terroristattacks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DISASTER; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUDDEN DEATH; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

DEATH CERTIFICATES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; NATURAL DISASTERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WASHINGTON;

EID: 38849134265     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00004921     Document Type: Article

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