Influence of Climate on Emergency Department Visits for Syncope: Role of Air Temperature Variability

Andrea Galli; Franca Barbic; Marta Borella; Giorgio Costantino; Francesca Perego; Franca Dipaola; Francesco Casella; Pier Giorgio Duca; Andrè Diedrich; Satish Raj; David Robertson; Alberto Porta; Raffaello Furlan; on behalf of the STePS Investigators

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0022719

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Influence of Climate on Emergency Department Visits for Syncope: Role of Air Temperature Variability

Andrea Galli,

Affiliation Emergency Department, Vimercate Hospital, Vimercate, Milan, Italy
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Franca Barbic,

Affiliation Neuroscience Research Association, Internal Medicine, “Bolognini” Hospital, Seriate, Bergamo, Italy
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Marta Borella,

Affiliation Internal Medicine 2, “L. Sacco” Hospital, Milan, Italy
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Giorgio Costantino,

Affiliation Internal Medicine 2, “L. Sacco” Hospital, Milan, Italy
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Francesca Perego,

Affiliation Internal Medicine 3, “L. Sacco” Hospital, Milan, Italy
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Franca Dipaola,

Affiliation Internal Medicine, Sesto S. Giovanni Hospital, Sesto S. Giovanni, Milan, Italy
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Francesco Casella,

Affiliation Internal Medicine 3, “L. Sacco” Hospital, Milan, Italy
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Pier Giorgio Duca,

Affiliation Medical Statistics, Institute of Clinical Science “L.Sacco”, Milan, Italy
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Andrè Diedrich,

Affiliation Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Autonomic Dysfunction Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Satish Raj,

Affiliation Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Autonomic Dysfunction Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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David Robertson,

Affiliation Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Autonomic Dysfunction Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Alberto Porta,

Affiliations Department of Technologies for Health, Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute, Milan, Italy, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Raffaello Furlan ,

* E-mail: raffaello.furlan@unimi.it

Affiliations Neuroscience Research Association, Internal Medicine, “Bolognini” Hospital, Seriate, Bergamo, Italy, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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on behalf of the STePS Investigators

Influence of Climate on Emergency Department Visits for Syncope: Role of Air Temperature Variability

Andrea Galli,
Franca Barbic,
Marta Borella,
Giorgio Costantino,
Francesca Perego,
Franca Dipaola,
Francesco Casella,
Pier Giorgio Duca,
Andrè Diedrich,
Satish Raj

Published: July 27, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022719

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