American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 6 , Pages 877-880 , 15 March 2009

Relation of Taser (Electrical Stun Gun) Deployment to Increase in In-Custody Sudden Deaths

  • Byron K. Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
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  • Eric Vittinghoff, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, California
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  • Dean Whiteman, BS

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Minna Park

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
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  • Linda L. Lau, BS

      Affiliations

    • Loyola University Chicago, School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Zian H. Tseng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 415-476-5706; fax: 415-476-6260

Received 3 October 2008 ,Revised 18 November 2008 ,Accepted 18 November 2008.

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 Dr. Tseng is supported by a grant from the National Center for Research Resources, a component of the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, Maryland), and National Institutes of Health Roadmap for Medical Research (KL2 RR024130).

PII: S0002-9149(08)02113-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.11.046

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 6 , Pages 877-880 , 15 March 2009

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