Periods of low atmospheric pressure are associated with high abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture rates ni Northern Ireland

Ulster Medical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-121

  Harkin, D W ^a   O'Donnell, M ^b   Butler, J ^c   Blair, P H ^a   Hood, J M ^a   Barros D'Sa, A A B ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Northern Ireland Surgical Training Scheme ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UK ASTRONOMY TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; AIR TEMPERATURE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANAMNESIS; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHRONOLOGY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOBARISM; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; METEOROLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL WARD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; IRELAND; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 26844527046     PISSN: 00416193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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