Sudden Death in Young Adults: A 25-Year Review of Autopsies in Military Recruits

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Table 1. All-Service Nontraumatic Sudden Death Rates for Recruits by 5-Year Categories, 1977–2001

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Table 2. Demographic Characteristics of Recruits with Nontraumatic Sudden Death during Recruit Training, 1977–2001

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Table 3. Nontraumatic Sudden Deaths with an Identifiable Cardiac Abnormality during Recruit Training, 1977–2001 (n = 64)

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Table 4. Prodromal Symptoms from Autopsy Reports of Nontraumatic Sudden Deaths in Recruits, 1977–2001