Seasonal variation in the incidence of hypertension and coronary artery disease

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 90-92

  Narang, Rajiv ^a   Wasir, Harbans S ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CORONARY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS;

EID: 0029810169     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-5273(96)02708-8     Document Type: Letter

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