Weather-induced ischemia and arrhythmia in patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation: Another difference between men and women (International Journal of Biometeorology DOI: 10.1007/s00484-008-0144-9);Weather-induced ischemia and arrhythmia in patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation: Another difference between men and women

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 535-547

  Schneider, Alexandra ^a,b   Schuh, Angela ^b   Maetzel, Friedrich Karl ^c   Rückerl, Regina ^a   Breitner, Susanne ^a   Peters, Annette ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Curschmann Clinic   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Ergometry; Meteorological factors; Rehabilitation; Weather

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849088414     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-008-0150-y     Document Type: Erratum

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