Influence of weather on emergency transport events coded as stroke: Population-based study in Japan

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 305-311

  Ohshige, Kenji ^a   Hori, Yuta ^a   Tochikubo, Osamu ^a   Sugiyama, Mitsugi ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Emergency transport event; Population based study; Stroke; Weather

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JAPAN; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON; STROKE; TEMPERATURE; TIME; WEATHER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; JAPAN; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; STROKE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WEATHER;

EID: 33646525673     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-005-0018-3     Document Type: Article

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