Open AccessAre Stroke Occurrence and Outcome Related to Weather Parameters? Results from a Population-Based Study in Northern Portugal
Author(s) -
Rui Magalhães,
Carolina Silva,
Manuel Correia,
Trevor Bailey
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
cerebrovascular diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1421-9786
pISSN - 1015-9770
DOI - 10.1159/000331473
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , population , incidence (geometry) , cardiology , environmental health , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , engineering
Changes in meteorological parameters have been associated with cardiovascular mortality and stroke. The high incidence of stroke in Portugal may be modelled by short- or long-term weather changes whose effect may be different across stroke types and severity.
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