Sudden death during the triathlon

JAMA

Volumn 303, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1255-1257

  Harris, Kevin M ^a   Henry, Jason T ^a   Rohman, Eric ^a   Haas, Tammy S ^a   Maron, Barry J ^a  

^a MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DROWNING; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; SUDDEN DEATH; SWIMMING; TRIATHLON; UNITED STATES; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; HISTORY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ANNIVERSARIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS; BICYCLING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUNNING; SWIMMING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950482334     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.368     Document Type: Letter

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