Seasonal variation of intracerebral haemorrhage in subjects with untreated hypertension

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-63

  Saloheimo, P ^a,c   Tetri, S ^a   Juvela, S ^b   Pyhtinen, J ^a   Hillbom, M ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cerebral haemorrhage; Hypertension; Risk; Seasons

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 66849109109     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2008.01125.x     Document Type: Article

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