Sudden cardiac death and geomagnetic activity: Links to age, gender and agony time

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 11-22

  Stoupel, Eliahu ^a   Abramson, Evgeny ^a   Domarkiene, Stase ^b   Radishauskas, Richardas ^b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

age; agony time; gender; geomagnetic activity; sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GEOLOGY; HUMAN; MAGNETISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; REGISTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUDDEN DEATH; TIME OF DEATH; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHUANIA; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036401487     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JBCPP.2002.13.1.11     Document Type: Article

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