Innovative Approaches Helpful to Enhance Knowledge on Weather-Related Stroke Events Over a Wide Geographical Area and a Large Population | Zendy

Marco Morabito | Zendy; Alfonso Crisci | Zendy; Roberto Vallorani | Zendy; Pietro Amedeo Modesti | Zendy; Gian Franco Gensini | Zendy; Simone Orlandini | Zendy

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Innovative Approaches Helpful to Enhance Knowledge on Weather-Related Stroke Events Over a Wide Geographical Area and a Large Population

Author(s) -

Marco Morabito,

Alfonso Crisci,

Roberto Vallorani,

Pietro Amedeo Modesti,

Gian Franco Gensini,

Simone Orlandini

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.110.602037

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , intracerebral hemorrhage , geopotential height , population , emergency medicine , climatology , meteorology , surgery , environmental health , engineering , geology , mechanical engineering , precipitation , physics , subarachnoid hemorrhage

Results on the effect of weather on stroke occurrences are still confusing and controversial. The aim of this study was to retrospectively investigate in Tuscany (central Italy) the weather-related stroke events through the use of an innovative source of weather data (Reanalysis) together with an original statistical approach to quantify the prompt/delayed health effects of both cold and heat exposures.

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