Cold - An underrated risk factor for health

Environmental Research

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 8-13

  Mercer, James B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Air temperature; Cold climate; CVD; Risk factor; Winter mortality

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLIMATE EFFECT; HEALTH RISK; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AIR TEMPERATURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COLD CLIMATE; COLD EXPOSURE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; THERMOREGULATION; WINTER;

EID: 0037403835     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-9351(02)00009-9     Document Type: Review

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