Increased occurrence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest on Mondays in a commumity-based study

Chronobiology International

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 107-120

  Gruska, Michael ^a,d   Gaul, Georg B ^a   Winkler, Michael ^a   Levnaic, Sascha ^a   Reiter, Christian ^b   Voracek, Martin ^b   Kaff, Alfred ^c  

^a Hanuschkrankenhaus Wiener G ^*  (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c Vienna Ambulance Service   (Austria)

^d HANUSCH HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

7 Day Rhythm; Cardiac Arrest; Cardiac Arrhythmia; Monday Excess

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PENSIONER; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; WORKING TIME;

AGED; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODICITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; TIME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 17244367779     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CBI-200041046     Document Type: Article

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