EFFECTIVE VARIATIONS ON ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN THE ELDERLY IN A CITY IN WEST OF TURKEY

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ÜNSAL A., Ayranci U., Cevik A. A., METİNTAŞ S.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE, vol.3, no.4, pp.152-158, 2006 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 3 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.29333/ejgm/82399
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL
  • Page Numbers: pp.152-158
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: Although Turkey has one of the youngest populations when compared with those of European and Middle Eastern countries, the proportion of our elderly population has increased year-by-year and as has myocardial illnesses in parallel. The aim was to investigate the effects of the monthly, outdoor temperature and weekday variables on acute Myocardial Infarction (aMI) in the elderly, attending Emergency Departments (EDs).