TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1979//
TI  - Blizzard morbidity and mortality: Rhode Island, 1978
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Faich, G.
A1  - Rose, R.
SP  - 1050
EP  - 1052
VL  - 69
IS  - 10
N2  - The total number of outpatient visits to 10 hospital emergency rooms declined 64 per cent and emergency admissions 35 per cent immediately after the February 1978 blizzard in Rhode Island; both quickly returned to normal levels. Three days after the storm, admissions for myocardial infarction increased markedly. Total mortality and ischemic heart disease deaths showed a considerable increase for the five-day period following the blizzard. The physical and psychological stress of the blizzard probably precipitated cardiac deaths in susceptible individuals.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -