Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 236-242 , July 2010

Evaluation of meteorological factors on sudden cardiovascular death

  • Klára Törő

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, 1091, Üllői út 93, Hungary
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +36 12157300; fax: +36 12162676.
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  • Judit Bartholy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Meteorology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, 1117, Pázmány st. 1/a, 1518-Hungary, Budapest, Hungary
    • Tel.: +36 13722945; fax: +36 13722904.
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  • Rita Pongrácz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Meteorology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, 1117, Pázmány st. 1/a, 1518-Hungary, Budapest, Hungary
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  • Zsófia Kis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Meteorology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, 1117, Pázmány st. 1/a, 1518-Hungary, Budapest, Hungary
    • ,
  • Éva Keller

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, 1091, Üllői út 93, Hungary
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  • György Dunay

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, 1091, Üllői út 93, Hungary

Received 20 July 2009 ,Revised 17 December 2009 ,Accepted 13 February 2010.

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PII: S1752-928X(10)00027-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2010.02.008

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 236-242 , July 2010

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