Relation between temperature and mortality in thirteen Spanish cities

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3196-3210

  Iñiguez, Carmen ^a,b,c   Ballester, Ferran ^a,b,c,d   Ferrandiz, Juan ^d   Pérez Hoyos, Santiago ^b,c,e,g   Sáez, Marc ^b,f,g   López, Antonio ^d   Tempro Emecas, ^a   Ballester, F ^g   Iniguez C ^g   Rodriguez P ^g   Tenias J M ^g   Gomez F ^g   Molina, R ^g   Gonzalez Aracil J ^g   Medina, S ^g   Patino J A ^g   Bosch, J L ^g   Peiro S ^g   Barcelo M A ^g   Saurina, C ^g   Lertxundi, A ^g   Artacoz, L ^g   Sunyer, J ^g   Plasencia A ^g   Tobias A ^g   Daponte, A ^g   Gurucelain, J L ^g   Gutierrez P ^g   Maldonado, J A ^g,g   Mayoral, J M ^g   Ocana R ^g   Caro, E ^g   Lopez, P ^g   Toro, S ^g   Aguilera, I ^g,g   Ordonez J M ^g   Aranguez E ^g   Galan I ^g   Gandarillas, A M ^g   Lopez L ^g   Aragones N ^g   Martinez, M ^g   Fernandez R ^g   Arias, P ^g   Brezmes, A ^g   Mantero, F J ^g   Cambra, K ^g   Alonso, E ^g   Cirarda, F B ^g   Martinez Rueda T ^g   Figueiras, A ^g   Aguiar, M R ^g   Sixto, C ^g   Sanchez M C ^g   Arribas, F ^g   Navarro, M ^g   Martos, C ^g   Rabanaque, M J ^g   Muniesa, E ^g   Alcala J T ^g   Urraca, J I ^g   Loarte, M ^g   Bellido, J B ^g   Arnedo, A ^g   Gonzalez F ^g   Felis, C ^g   Herrero, C ^g   Guillen J J ^g   Cirera, L ^g   Garcia L ^g   Jimenez E ^g   Martinez M J ^g   Moreno, S ^g   Navarro, C ^g   Medrano, J ^g   Martinez M A ^g   Aguinaga, I ^g   Guillen F ^g   Floristan M Y ^g   Aldaz, F J ^g   Zuazo, P ^g   Moreno, C ^g   Arrazola, A ^g   Aguinaga, E ^g   Ugarte, M D ^g   Fernandez A ^g   Serrano, I ^g   Martinez, M A ^g   Vines J J ^g   Canada A ^g   Fernandez C ^g   Fernandez F ^g   Garcia J V ^g   Huerta, I ^g   Rodriguez V ^g   Asturias, E ^g   Lopez E ^g   more..

^a Center for Public Health Research   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c Generalitat Valenciana   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Mortality; Spain; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLD; COLD CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEAT; HEAT LOSS; HUMAN; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPAIN;

EID: 78649604824     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7083196     Document Type: Article

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