Cosmic rays activity and monthly number of deaths: A correlative study

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-32

  Stoupel, E ^a   Abramson, E ^a   Sulkes, J ^a   Israelevich, P ^b   Petrauskiene, J ^c   Kalediene, R ^c   Gabbay, U ^d  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

^d SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COSMIC RADIATION; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; ISRAEL; LITHUANIA; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAGNETISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUTRON; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION MONITOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLAR ENERGY; STROKE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COSMIC RADIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LITHUANIA; MALE; PROBABILITY; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SUICIDE;

EID: 0036403120     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JBCPP.2002.13.1.23     Document Type: Article

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