Sudden deaths following the unexpected demise of a popular politician in India.

Abstract:

:The recent death of a popular politician in India was followed by a spate of sudden deaths. In this letter, we analyze the deaths as reported in newspapers, and try to arrive at a reason for this strange phenomenon.

journal_name

Int J Cardiol

authors

Babu V,Paul N

doi

10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.09.475

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-11-19 00:00:00

pages

266-267

issue

2

eissn

0167-5273

issn

1874-1754

pii

S0167-5273(09)01398-9

journal_volume

145

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