Effects of sudden air pressure changes on hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases in Prague, 1994-2009

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1327-1337

  Plavcová, Eva ^a   Kyselý, Jan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Central Europe; Morbidity; Mortality; Pressure change; Weather

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CITY; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WEATHER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CITIES; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; WEATHER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904209191     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-013-0735-y     Document Type: Article

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