Effects of Wind Chill Factor, Temperature and Other Meteorological Parameters on the Incidence of Bell's Palsy: Results Based on a Retrospective, 7-Year Long, Greek Population Study

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 44-49

  Kokotis, Panagiotis ^a   Katsavos, Serafeim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Herpes simplex virus 1; Meteorological parameters; Temperature; Wind chill factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METEOROLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE; VERY ELDERLY; WIND; WINTER; ADOLESCENT; GREECE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELL PALSY; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEMPERATURE; WIND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939537738     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: 14230208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000433542     Document Type: Article

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