Impact of temperature and atmospheric pressure on the incidence of major acute cardiovascular events

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 193-196

  Verberkmoes, N J ^a   Soliman Hamad, M A ^a   ter Woorst, J F ^a   Tan, M E S H ^a   Peels, C H ^a   van Straten, A H M ^a  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atmospheric conditions; Cardiovascular diseases; Epidemiology; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84866262587     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: 18766250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12471-012-0258-x     Document Type: Article

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