Sudden deaths following the unexpected demise of a popular politician in India.
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.
Babu
Varsha
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Bridgeport Hospital/Yale University Internal Medicine Residency Program, Bridgeport, CT, United States.
Paul
Navin
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Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States. Electronic address: NPaul@mednet.ucla.edu.
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