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To the Editor: Before Leor et al. (Feb. 15 issue)¹ can conclude that the incidence of sudden death increased after the Northridge, California, earthquake, additional information on sudden death in Los Angeles is needed. The number of deaths investigated by the Department of Coroner of Los Angeles County is a small percentage of the total number of deaths that occur in Los Angeles. Although there are guidelines on whether a death should be investigated, any physician who has dealt with a coroner's office knows there are other, nonmedical factors, such as time of death, staff vacations, and publicity surrounding the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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