A study of weekly and seasonal variation of stroke onset

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-20

  Wang, Hongbing ^a   Sekine, Michikazu ^a   Chen, Xiaoli ^a   Kagamimori, Sadanobu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age; Cerebrovascular disease; Season; Week

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER; SEASON;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SEASONS;

EID: 0036887175     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-002-0147-x     Document Type: Article

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