Differential and combined impacts of extreme temperatures and air pollution on human mortality in south-central Canada. Part II: Future estimates

Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 223-235

  Cheng, Chad Shouquan ^a   Campbell, Monica ^b   Li, Qian ^a   Li, Guilong ^a   Auld, Heather ^a   Day, Nancy ^b   Pengelly, David ^c   Gingrich, Sarah ^b   Klaassen, Joan ^a   MacIver, Don ^a   Comer, Neil ^a   Mao, Yang ^d   Thompson, Wendy ^d   Lin, Hong ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b TORONTO PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acclimatization; Climate change scenarios; Future air pollution; Human mortality; South central Canada; Statistical downscaling; Synoptic weather typing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954087824     PISSN: 18739318     EISSN: 18739326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11869-009-0026-2     Document Type: Article

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