Short-term association between ambient temperature and acute myocardial infarction hospitalizations for diabetes mellitus patients: A time series study.
BACKGROUND:Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the leading cause of death among people with diabetes mellitus (DM) and has been found to occur more frequently with extreme temperatures. With the increasing prevalence of DM and the rising global mean temperature, the number of heat-related AMI cases...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-07-01
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Series: | PLoS Medicine |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6049878?pdf=render |