Low atmospheric pressure is associated with rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysms

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-71

  Bown, M J ^a   McCarthy, M J ^a   Bell, P R F ^a   Sayers, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Atmospheric pressure; Rupture; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOBARISM; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; METEOROLOGY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; SEASONAL VARIATION; WINTER; AORTA RUPTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; UNITED KINGDOM;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS;

EID: 0037268051     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1798     Document Type: Article

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