Temperature changes and the risk of cardiac events

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 341, Issue 7768, 2010, Pages 312-

  Michelozzi, Paola ^a   De Sario, Manuela ^a  

^a Lazio Region Department of Epidemiology   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLD EXPOSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEAT; HUMAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL EXPOSURE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COLD TEMPERATURE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77955858017     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c3720     Document Type: Editorial

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