A review of sudden unexpected death in the young in British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-26

  Lim, Zaneta ^a   Gibbs, Karen ^a   Potts, James E ^a   Sanatani, Shubhayan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Autopsy; Coroner; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORONER; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART DISEASE; INFANT; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUTOPSY; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; DEATH, SUDDEN; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GENETIC TESTING; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649210772     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(10)70329-9     Document Type: Review

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