Verbal autopsies and SUDEP

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 573-576

  Lathers, Claire M ^a   Schraeder, Paul L ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Sudden death; Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy; Verbal autopsies

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONER; DATA BASE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPILEPSY; EUROPE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RECORD; NORTH AMERICA; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; UNITED STATES; VERBAL AUTOPSY;

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH, SUDDEN; EPILEPSY; HUMANS;

EID: 63749118597     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.02.001     Document Type: Review

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