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Research on Meteorological Conditions and Their Related Diseases in Hefei, China
Author(s) -
Chen Xiaohong,
Cao Qiping,
Liu Chengxiao,
Xu Chunsheng
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1196/annals.1454.039
Subject(s) - china , environmental health , meteorology , environmental science , geography , climatology , medicine , geology , archaeology
Synchronous meteorological data from 9688 cases of patients in the Second People's Hospital of HeFei in AnHui province, China, who suffered from hypertension, cerebrovascular disease, cardiopathy, upper respiratory tract infection, and chronic bronchitis, were analyzed. The results show that there are five kinds of weather processes that greatly affect these diseases. This study provides evidence of the importance of enhancing the people's knowledge of preventing disease and improving the medical– weather service.