Spatial analysis of heat-related mortality among the elderly between 1993 and 2004 in Sydney, Australia

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 293-304

  Vaneckova, Pavla ^a   Beggs, Paul J ^a   Jacobson, Carol R ^a  

^a Div Environ Life Sci M   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Elderly; Heat related mortality; Spatial analysis; Temperature

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ELDERLY POPULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; MORTALITY RISK; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LAND USE; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; AUSTRALIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MORTALITY; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; WEATHER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 71949122993     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.09.058     Document Type: Article

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