Effects of cold temperature and snowfall on stroke mortality: A case-crossover analysis
Background: We sought to determine if cold temperature and snowfall are independently associated with stroke mortality, and whether effects differ between hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke. Materials and methods: We conducted a case-crossover study of 13,201 stroke deaths utilizing weather records bet...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-05-01
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Series: | Environment International |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018319548 |