Cold-related cardiac mortality in King County, Washington, USA 1980-2001

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 525-537

  Cagle, A ^a   Hubbard, R ^b  

^a Emergency Medical Services Division   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Public health; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; MORTALITY RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; TEMPERATURE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COLD; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; COLD; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; SURVIVAL RATE; WASHINGTON;

KING COUNTY [WASHINGTON]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 24344487127     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460500153758     Document Type: Article

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