International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 135, Issue 2 , Pages 207-210 , 26 June 2009

Congenital heart disease: Correlation with fluctuations in cosmophysical activity, 1995–2005

  • Elyiahu Stoupel

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva 49100, Israel. Tel.: +972 9 7426 439, +972 54 4229782(Mobile); fax: +972 577 971 684.
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  • Einat Birk

      Affiliations

    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel
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  • Anna Kogan

      Affiliations

    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Department of Neonatology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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  • Gil Klinger

      Affiliations

    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Department of Neonatology, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel
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  • Evgeny Abramson

      Affiliations

    • Epidemiology and Informatics Unit, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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  • Peter Israelevich

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geophysics and Cosmic Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv; Israel
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  • Jaqueline Sulkes

      Affiliations

    • Epidemiology and Informatics Unit, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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  • Nehama Linder

      Affiliations

    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Department of Neonatology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel

Received 6 December 2007 ,Revised 4 March 2008 ,Accepted 29 March 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.03.053

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 135, Issue 2 , Pages 207-210 , 26 June 2009

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