Nationwide study of sudden cardiac death in persons aged 1-35 years

European Heart Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 983-990

  Winkel, Bo Gregers ^a,b   Holst, Anders Gaarsdal ^a,b   Theilade, Juliane ^a,b   Kristensen, Ingrid Bayer ^c   Thomsen, Jørgen Lange ^d   Ottesen, Gyda Lolk ^a   Bundgaard, Henning ^b   Svendsen, Jesper Hastrup ^a,b,e   Haunsø, Stig ^a,b,e   Tfelt Hansen, Jacob ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Epidemiology; Pathology; Registries; Sudden death; Young

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DENMARK; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH CERTIFICATES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DENMARK; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954495564     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq428     Document Type: Article

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