Short-term effect of temperature on daily emergency visits for acute myocardial infarction with threshold temperatures.

BACKGROUND: The relationship between temperature and myocardial infarction has not been fully explained. In this study, we identified the threshold temperature and examined the relationship between temperature and emergency admissions due to MI in Korea. METHODS: Poisson generalized additive model a...

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Main Authors: Suji Lee, Eunil Lee, Man Sik Park, Bo Yeon Kwon, Hana Kim, Dea Ho Jung, Kyung Hee Jo, Myung Ho Jeong, Seung-Woon Rha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4000206?pdf=render