Lower ambient temperature was associated with an increased risk of hospitalization for stroke and acute myocardial infarction in young women

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 749-757

  Lan Chang, Choon ^a   Shipley, Martin ^b   Marmot, Michael ^b   Poulter, Neil ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Climate; Stroke; Venous thromboembolism; Young women

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASIA; CENTRAL AMERICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS; TEMPERATURE; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 4444236766     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2003.10.016     Document Type: Article

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