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Introduction of Sudden Death

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Sudden death is unpredictable; it is the most serious disease of human beings. With the development of economy and society, people’s pace of work and life is accelerating, which results in long-term physical fatigue, excessive mental burden, and the accompanying bad emotions, such as depression and irritability. Due to the bad influence, the number of sudden deaths is increasing, which has brought huge disaster to the whole society and family. This chapter introduces the connotation, epidemiology, and classification of sudden death in detail.

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    Haiyan Zhu

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    Guoxin Han

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Zhu, H., Han, G. (2021). Introduction of Sudden Death. In: Zhu, H. (eds) Sudden Death. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7002-5_1

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