Excess winter morbidity and mortality: Do housing and socio-economic status have an effect?

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 203-221

  Telfar Barnard, Lucy F ^a   Baker, Michael G ^a   Hales, Simon ^a   Howden Chapman, Philippa L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cold; Excess mortality; Literature review (PT); Morbidity; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEATING; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; LOW TEMPERATURE; MEDLINE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WARMING; WINTER;

EID: 56849129220     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVEH.2008.23.3.203     Document Type: Review

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