Is cardiovascular mortality related to the season of birth?: Evidence from more than 6 million cardiovascular deaths between 1992 and 2007

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 887-888

  Reffelmann, Thorsten ^a   Ittermann, Till ^b   Empen, Klaus ^b   Drr, Marcus ^b   Felix, Stephan B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; AGE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; DYING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; PARTURITION; SEASONS;

EID: 79851498311     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.10.021     Document Type: Letter

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