Influence of climatic variables on acute myocardial infarction hospital admissions

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-129

  Abrignani, M G ^a   Corrao, S ^b   Biondo, G B ^a   Renda, N ^b   Braschi, A ^b   Novo, G ^b   Di Girolamo, A ^a   Braschi, G B ^a   Novo, S ^b  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera S Antonio di Abate di Trapani   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Climatic variables; Meteorology

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; WEATHER; WINTER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLIMATE; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; WEATHER;

EID: 70349441041     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.06.036     Document Type: Article

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