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Influence of Climate on Emergency Department Visits for Syncope: Role of Air Temperature Variability
BACKGROUND: Syncope is a clinical event characterized by a transient loss of consciousness, estimated to affect 6.2/1000 person-years, resulting in remarkable health care and social costs. Human pathophysiology suggests that heat may promote syncope during standing. We tested the hypothesis that the...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3144938/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21818372 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022719 |