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Synoptic aspects of mortality. A case study

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Various localized studies have shown statistical relations between mortality, specifically mortality from cerebral vascular accidents, and meteorological fronts. A synoptic study, covering daily deaths in the United States from 16 October to 6 November, 1963, marked by the passage of a very pronounced cold front and accompanied by a complete change in weather pattern failed to show any relations of the frontal motion to either CVA mortality or general mortality.

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Verschiedene Untersuchungen an bestimmten Orten brachten statistische Beziehungen zwischen der Sterblichkeit, besonders der bei cerebralen Blutungen und Wetterfronten. Eine synoptische Studie mit den täglichen Todesfällen in den USA vom 16 Oktober bis 3 November 1963, die durch den Durchzug einer sehr markanten Kaltfront gekennzeichnet und von einem vollständigen Wechsel im Wettergepräge begleitet war, zeigte keinerlei Beziehung zwischen dem Frontdurchzug und der allgemeinen Sterblichkeit oder der an cerebralen Blutungen.

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Diverses études localisées ont montré qu'il existe des rapports étroits, statistiquement prouvés, entre les fronts météorologiques d'une part, les décès en général et plus spécialement ceux provenant d'accidents cérébro-vasculaires d'autre part. Une étude synoptique a été faite en considérant, jour après jour, tous les décès survenus aux Etats-Unis du 16 Octobre au 6 Novembre 1963. Cette période est caractérisée par le passage d'un front froid très actif suivi d'un changement complet des conditions atmosphériques. Cette étude n'a révélé aucune relation entre le passage du dit front d'une part, les accidents cérébro-vasculaires ou les décès en général d'autre part.

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Driscoll, D.M., Landsberg, H.E. Synoptic aspects of mortality. A case study. Int J Biometeorol 11, 323–328 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01426655

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