[A preliminary study of epidemiology of sudden manhood death syndrome in the peasant derived workers in Dongguan city].
OBJECTIVE
To study the feature of sudden manhood death syndrome(SMDS) in Dongguan city.


METHODS
The data of 284 cases of SMDS were analysized by retrospective study.


RESULTS
The distribution of age, sex, the time of death and hometown of the dead in SMDS were described. The clinical or anatomical characters of SMDS were also discussed.


CONCLUSIONS
These data will contribute to the late epidemical study.
Cheng
Jian-ding
JD
Department of Forensic Pathology, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080. jdcheng@21cn.com
Chen
Yu-chuan
YC
Zeng
Jia-le
JL
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013997:Time Factors