Leaps in cardiovascular diseases after a decrease of hard cosmic ray flux and atmospheric pressure in Vilnius city in 2004-2007

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 471-477

  Styra, D ^a   Usovaite, A ^a   Damauskaite, J ^a   Juozulynas, A ^b  

^a VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure; Cardiovascular diseases; Hard cosmic ray flux; Muons; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COSMIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LITHUANIA; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COSMIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LITHUANIA; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 71249111068     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-009-0234-3     Document Type: Article

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