Effects of Weather and Heliophysical Conditions on Emergency Ambulance Calls for Elevated Arterial Blood Pressure

We hypothesized that weather and space weather conditions were associated with the exacerbation of essential hypertension. The study was conducted during 2009–2010 in the city of Kaunas, Lithuania. We analyzed 13,475 cards from emergency ambulance calls (EACs), in which the conditions for the emerg...

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Main Authors: Jone Vencloviene, Ruta M. Babarskiene, Paulius Dobozinskas, Gintare Sakalyte, Kristina Lopatiene, Nerijus Mikelionis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-02-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/3/2622