Population-based analysis of sudden death in children: The Oregon Sudden Unexpected Death Study

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1618-1622

  Chugh, Sumeet S ^a   Reinier, Kyndaron ^a   Balaji, Seshadri ^a   Uy Evanado, Audrey ^a   Vickers, Cathy ^a   Mariani, Ronald ^a   Gunson, Karen ^a   Jui, Jonathan ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Epidemiology; Incidence; Long QT syndrome; Pediatric; Population; Screening; Sudden cardiac death; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SURVIVAL RATE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; OREGON;

EID: 70350606234     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.07.046     Document Type: Article

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