Epistaxis: Are temperature and seasonal variations true factors in incidence?

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 119, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 724-726

  Bray, D ^a   Giddings, C E B ^a   Monnery, P ^a   Eze, N ^a   Lo, S ^a   Toma, A G ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epistaxis; Hospital Admission; Seasons; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EPISTAXIS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EPISTAXIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONDON; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 24744441896     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0022215054798032     Document Type: Article

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