Winter excess morbidity: Is it a summer phenomenon?

Journal of Public Health Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 237-241

  Watkins, Stephen J ^a   Byrne, Dan ^a   McDevitt, Marie ^a  

^a Stockport Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heart disease; Social class; Winter excess

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LEISURE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CLASS; SUMMER; WINTER;

COLD; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MORBIDITY; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEASONS; SOCIAL CLASS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0034837763     PISSN: 09574832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/23.3.237     Document Type: Article

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1. Season and mortality
2. Cold weather and ischaemic heart disease
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4. Excess winter mortality in England & Wales with special reference to the effects of temperature and influenza
5. Seasonal mortality among elderly people with unrestricted home heating
6. Excess winter mortality: A British phenomenon?
7. Winter mortality, temperature and influenza: Has the relationship changed in recent years?