Sudden cardiac death in children (1-18 years): Symptoms and causes of death in a nationwide setting

European Heart Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 868-875

  Winkel, Bo Gregers ^a   Risgaard, Bjarke ^a   Sadjadieh, Golnaz ^a   Bundgaard, Henning ^a   Haunsø, Stig ^a   Tfelt Hansen, Jacob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Registries; Sudden cardiac death; Sudden death; Young

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DENMARK; DISEASE REGISTRY; DYSPNEA; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODROMAL SYMPTOM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFANT; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84898746094     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht509     Document Type: Article

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