"Drowning" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Death that occurs as a result of anoxia or heart arrest, associated with immersion in liquid.
| Descriptor ID |
D004332
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.260.393 C26.304 N06.850.135.696
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drowning" by people in Profiles.
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Sudden unexplained death in epilepsy: observations from a large clinical development program. Epilepsia. 1997 Jan; 38(1):47-55.
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Prediction of childhood drowning and near-drowning morbidity and mortality. Pediatr Emerg Care. 1996 Aug; 12(4):255-8.
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An analysis of pediatric trauma deaths in Indiana. J Pediatr Surg. 1990 Sep; 25(9):955-9; discussion 959-60.
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Which drownings are preventable? An in depth study of 62 deaths in Charleston County, South Carolina. J S C Med Assoc. 1978 Aug; 74(8):361-4.