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Abstract
A pathological condition caused by lack of oxygen, manifested in impending or actual cessation of life.
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- Suffocation
- Asphyxias
- Suffocations
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
in newborn inf = ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM + tag INFANT, NEWBORN; choking: use AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Asphyxia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001237. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001237
- Asphyxia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asphyxia
- Asphyxia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193840