Sudden cardiac death in children: Do we really know?

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1623-1624

  Berger, Stuart ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SERVICE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; SCREENING; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAINING;

CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OREGON;

EID: 70350599520     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.07.045     Document Type: Editorial

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