Effects of the July 1997 Floods in the Czech Republic on Cardiac Mortality
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/00098892:_____/14:#0000775
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2014.111" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2014.111</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2014.111" target="_blank" >10.1017/dmp.2014.111</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Effects of the July 1997 Floods in the Czech Republic on Cardiac Mortality
Original language description
Objective: An excess of deaths from cardiac causes are reported after many natural disasters. Despite the fact that floods are the most common and most destructive natural disaster worldwide, little is known about their effect on human health. We analyzed the influence of the greatest floods in the Czech Republic on cardiac mortality on the affected area. methods: This was a retrospective case-control study. We analyzed persons whose autopsies proved they had died of cardiac causes during the month of the flood, 2 months before the flood, 1 month after the flood, and during the same period in the 3 previous years. Results: A total of 207 of 985 autopsy reports met the criteria for inclusion in the study. There were no significant differences in the proportions of men and women (P=0,819) or in age (P=0,577). During the month of the flood, an increase in cardiac mortality was observed; however, the increase was not statistically significant (P=0,088). Conclusions: According to our findin
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
FA - Cardiovascular diseases including cardio-surgery
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2014
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
ISSN
1935-7893
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
8
Issue of the periodical within the volume
6
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
5
Pages from-to
492-496
UT code for WoS article
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EID of the result in the Scopus database
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