Effect of cold spells and their modifiers on cardiovascular disease events: Evidence from two prospective studies

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 218, Issue , 2016, Pages 275-283

  Sartini, Claudio ^a   Barry, Sarah J E ^b   Wannamethee, S Goya ^a   Whincup, Peter H ^c   Lennon, Lucy ^a   Ford, Ian ^b   Morris, Richard W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Cold spell; Older people; Outdoor temperature; Prospective study; Winter deaths

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COLD; COLD SPELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; WINTER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COLD TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84969931973     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.05.012     Document Type: Article

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