Seasonal variability of acute myocardial infarction in a Western Anatolian city and its relations to acute infections and climate

International Angiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 285-289

  Biyik, Ismail ^a,b   Canbaz, M A ^a   Ergene, O ^b  

^a Usak State Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Atatürk Education and Training Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Climate; Humidity; Infection; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WINTER;

ACUTE DISEASE; CLIMATE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TURKEY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34848813481     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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