Meteorological factors and aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 85-89

  Law, H Y ^a   Wong, George K C ^a   Chan, Danny T M ^a   Wong, Louise ^a   Poon, W S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Climate; Meteorological concepts; Ruptured; Seasons; Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR TEMPERATURE; ANEURYSMAL SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MIDDLE AGED; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 65449131592     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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