Climate and stroke: A controversial association

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-3

  Giua, Alessandra ^a,d   Abbas, Mohammed A ^b   Murgia, Nicola ^c   Corea, Francesco ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b SOHAG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Dip di Riabilitazione   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hospitalization; Intracerebral hemorrhage; Stroke; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; STATISTICS; STROKE; TEMPERATURE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PATIENT ADMISSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STROKE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 74349126776     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-009-0253-0     Document Type: Article

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