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Malin and Srivastava1 reported a remarkable correlation between daily variations in the geomagnetic field strength and daily admissions to the cardio-thoracic wards of hospitals in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, for cardiac emergencies, during 1967–72. We have now carried out a similar enquiry in the West Midlands region of the UK for the years 1969–70, but were unable to confirm the Indian results.
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Malin, S. R. C. & Srivastava, B. J. Nature 277, 646 (1979).
Geomag. Bull. no. 3 (1969); no. 4 (1970).
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Knox, E., Armstrong, E., Lancashire, R. et al. Heart attacks and geomagnetic activity. Nature 281, 564–565 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/281564a0
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