The lagged effect of cold temperature and wind chill on cardiorespiratory mortality in Scotland

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 702-710

  Carder, M ^b   McNamee, R ^b   Beverland, I ^c   Elton, R ^d   Cohen, G R ^e   Boyd, J ^f   Agius, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e EMMES CORPORATION   (United States)

^f HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CHILD; CHILL; COLD; COLD CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG DISEASE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; UNITED KINGDOM; WIND;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILLS; COLD; COLD CLIMATE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SCOTLAND; SEASONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; WIND;

EID: 25444472588     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.016394     Document Type: Article

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