A 5-year retrospective study assessing the association between seasonal and meteorological change and incidence of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 396-400

  Hughes, Mark A ^a   Grover, Patrick J ^a   Butler, Colin R ^a   Elwell, Vivian A ^a   Mendoza, Nigel D ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aneurysm; chronobiology; meteorology; Subarachnoid haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METEOROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONDON; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 77955966612     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2010.499154     Document Type: Article

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