What did Joseph Stalin really die of? A reappraisal of his illness, death, and autopsy findings

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 40, Issue , 2019, Pages 55-58

  Barth, Rolf F ^a   Brodsky, Sergey V ^a   Ruzic, Miroljub ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autopsy findings; Death; Joseph Stalin; Reappraisal; Terminal illness

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPLICATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PATHOLOGY; PUBLIC FIGURE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SUDDEN DEATH;

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH, SUDDEN; FAMOUS PERSONS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE, HYPERTENSIVE; RUSSIA; STROKE;

EID: 85062622733     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: 18791336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2019.02.003     Document Type: Review

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