Excess winter mortality in Europe: A cross country analysis identifying key risk factors

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 784-789

  Healy, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; HEALTH RISK; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; WINTER;

ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOUSING; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MORTALITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEMPERATURE; WINTER;

CLIMATE; COLD; EUROPE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOUSING; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MORTALITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EUROPE;

EID: 0037934010     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.10.784     Document Type: Article

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