Seasonal variation in sudden death in the Negev desert region of Israel

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-21

  Katz, A ^a   Biron, A ^a   Ovsyshcher, E ^a   Porath, A ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Heat stress; Seasonal variation; Sudden death; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DESERT CLIMATE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUDDEN DEATH; WINTER;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DESERT CLIMATE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0033846945     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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