TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - A preliminary study on the relation between thunderstorms and mortality of in-patients
JO  - Journal of public health medicine
A1  - Deng, Qin-fang
A1  - Zhou, Cai-cun
A1  - Xu, Jian-fong
A1  - Tang, Rui-bao
SP  - 246
EP  - 248
VL  - 25
IS  - 3
N2  - BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between thunderstorms and mortality of in-patients. METHODS: Data for in-patients and deaths in internal medicine departments from four hospitals in Shanghai were collected and grouped according to meteorological conditions. RESULTS: Weekly mortality of in-patients was significantly higher on days with thunderstorms than on fine days. This effect was significant for patients in respiratory, cardiovascular and neurology wards but not in the wards of other specialties.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0957-4832
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -