The impact of natural disasters on myocardial infarction

Heart

Volumn 95, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 1972-1973

  Steptoe, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; CHRONIC STRESS; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EARTHQUAKE; EDITORIAL; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MORTALITY; NATURAL DISASTER; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 71749088007     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2009.178616     Document Type: Editorial

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