Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 186-187 , May 2010

Sudden cardiac death of a woman during extramarital sex: A case report and review of the literature

Received 15 October 2009 ,Accepted 23 December 2009.

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PII: S1752-928X(09)00220-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2009.12.008

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 186-187 , May 2010

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