Sudden cardiac death in the young (5-39 years) in the canton of vaud, Switzerland

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Hofer, Fanny ^a   Fellmann, Florence ^b   Schläpfer, Jürg ^b   Michaud, Katarzyna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY CENTER OF LEGAL MEDICINE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Autopsy rate; Death certification; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; SWITZERLAND; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; AGE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH CERTIFICATES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SWITZERLAND; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908221554     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-14-140     Document Type: Article

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