Investigating sudden unexpected death in the young: A chance to prevent further deaths

Resuscitation

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1185-1186

  Skinner, Jonathan R ^a  

^a Starship Childrens' Hospital   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC CHANNELOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EDITORIAL; HEART ARREST; HEART DISEASE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LONG QT SYNDROME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84865865844     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.06.018     Document Type: Editorial

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