Evaluation of meteorological factors on sudden cardiovascular death

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 236-242

  Töro, Klára ^a   Bartholy, Judit ^b   Pongrácz, Rita ^b   Kis, Zsófia ^b   Keller, Éva ^a   Dunay, György ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular mortality; Medico legal autopsy; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MORTALITY; RADIATION; SUDDEN DEATH; WIND; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUNGARY; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; HUNGARY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77956649755     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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