Incidence and causes of sudden death in a university hospital in Eastern Saudi Arabia;Incidence et causes de mort subite dans un hôpital universitaire de l'est de L'arabie Saoudite

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 665-670

  Nofal, H K ^a   Abdulmohsen, M F ^a   Khamis, A H ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MORTALITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUDDEN DEATH; SUMMER; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 80052764327     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2011.17.9.665     Document Type: Article

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