Open AccessSeasonal variation in the onset of acute pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Massimo Gallerani,
Benedetta Boari,
Raffaella Salmi,
Roberto Manfredini
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v10.i22.3328
Subject(s) - acute pancreatitis , medicine , incidence (geometry) , pancreatitis , population , gastroenterology , demography , physics , environmental health , sociology , optics
A circannual variation in the onset of several acute diseases, mostly dealing with cardiovascular system, has been reported. The present study was to verify the possible existence of a seasonal variability in the onset of acute pancreatitis.