Association between Air Temperature and Acute Myocardial Infarction Hospitalizations in Tehran, Iran: A Time-Stratified Case-Crossover

Association between Air Temperature and Acute Myocardial Infarction Hospitalizations in Tehran, Iran: A Time-Stratified Case-Crossover

Background: Although the effect of temperature on the incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has been extensively documented, no study has previously investigated the association between temperature and AMI in the Middle Eastern countries. Objective: To examine the association between daily...

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Main Authors: Rasool Mohammadi, Soheila Khodakarim, Abbas Alipour, Ehsan Bitaraf, Hamid Soori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Health Organization 2017-07-01
Series:The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Subjects:
Temperature
Myocardial infarction
Risk
Case-crossover design
Iran
Online Access:http://www.theijoem.com/ijoem/index.php/ijoem/article/view/1069

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