Cardiac disease and probable intent after drowning

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1073-1077

  Claesson, Andreas ^a,b   Druid, Henrik ^b   Lindqvist, Jonny ^c   Herlitz, Johan ^d  

^a Kungalv Ambulance Service   (Sweden)

^b National Board of Forensic Medicine   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DROWNING; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; DROWNING; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE; SWEDEN;

EID: 84880038892     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.04.004     Document Type: Article

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