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Incidence of frostbite and ambient temperature in Finland, 1986–1995. A national study based on hospital admissions

Kimmo JuopperiOulu Regional Institute of Occupational Health, Oulu, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Juhani HassiUniversity of Oulu, Centre for Arctic Medicine, Oulu, Finland
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Otso ErvastiVR-Group Ltd, Helsinki, Finland
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Achimc DrebsFinnish Meteorological Institute, Meteorological research, climatic research, Helsinki, Finland
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Simo NäyhäUniversity of Oulu, Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, Oulu
Pages 352-362 | Published online: 01 Dec 2002

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