Association between high and low ambient temperature and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with cardiac etiology in Japan: a case-crossover study

Abstract Objective The objective of the study was to examine the association between high and low temperature and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) with cardiac etiology. Methods The study was conducted under a case-crossover design. Subjects were 97,500 patients aged 40 years or older with OHCA...

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Main Authors: Shin Yamazaki, Takehiro Michikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12199-017-0669-9