Atmospheric pressure variations and abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 217-220

  Killeen, S D ^a   O'Sullivan, M J ^a   Coffey, J C ^a   Redmond, H P ^a   Fulton, G J ^a  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure; Meteorological information; Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms; Temporal phenomenon

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRELAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS;

EID: 48549101534     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-008-0149-8     Document Type: Article

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