Seasonal variation in mortality from myocardial infarction and haemopericardium. A postmortem study

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 64-66

  Biedrzycki, O ^a   Baithun, S ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUMMER; UNITED KINGDOM; WINTER;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 30444451190     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2005.025965     Document Type: Article

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