Seasonal distribution of acute myocardial infarction and its relation to acute infections in a mild climate

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-44

  Moschos, Nikitas ^a   Christoforaki, Marietta ^a   Antonatos, Panagiotis ^b  

^a General Hospital of Rhodes   (Greece)

^b AMALIA FLEMING GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acute infections; Acute myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVALUATION; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GREECE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; STANDARDIZATION; SUMMER; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TOURISM; WINTER;

EID: 0346056803     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(03)00124-4     Document Type: Article

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