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... > contexts > demography > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > sudden death
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > sudden death
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > sudden death
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic methods > data collection > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > sudden death

Preferred term

sudden death  

Definition(s)

  • Sudden death involves the unexpected or untimely death of an individual. The term is commonly used to refer to sudden cardiac death—a natural death from cardiac causes, heralded by an abrupt loss of consciousness within one hour of the onset of acute symptoms. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Sudden Death]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-L69L33P7-5

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