The relationship between mortality caused by cardiovascular diseases and two climatic factors in densely populated areas in Norway and Ireland

Journal of Cardiovascular Risk

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 369-375

  Eng, H ^a   Mercer, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Climate; Daily mortality data; Excess winter mortality; Seasonal variation; Temperature; Wind chill

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLIMATE; COLD EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MORTALITY; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 84910116850     PISSN: 13506277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/204748730000700510     Document Type: Article

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