Sudden cardiac death in young Danes

Danish Medical Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Winkel, Bo Gregers ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DENMARK; GENDER; GENETIC SCREENING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; INCIDENCE; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DENMARK; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SPORTS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873131960     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22451919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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