Global epidemiology and demographics of commotio cordis

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1969-1971

  Maron, Barry J ^a   Ahluwalia, Aneesha ^a   Haas, Tammy S ^a   Semsarian, Christopher ^b   Link, Mark S ^c   Estes III, N A Mark ^c  

^a MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Sudden death; Trauma; Ventricular Fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; COMMOTIO CORDIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMOTIO CORDIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 82455192885     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2011.07.014     Document Type: Article

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