Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 194-198 , September 2007

Relationship Between the Occurrence of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Holidays and Traditionally Unlucky Days in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

  • Hiroshi Nakaguchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Hiroshi Nakaguchi, MD, Department of Neurosurgery, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Teraoka Memorial Hospital, Japan.
    • ,
  • Akira Teraoka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Teraoka Memorial Hospital, Fukuyama, Japan.

Received 20 January 2007 ,Accepted 18 April 2007.

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PII: S1052-3057(07)00072-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2007.04.002

Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 194-198 , September 2007

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