Cardiovascular mortality during heat and cold events: Determinants of regional vulnerability in Taiwan

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 525-530

  Wu, Pei Chih ^a   Lin, Chuan Yao ^b   Lung, Shih Chun ^b   Guo, How Ran ^c   Chou, Chang Hung ^d   Su, Huey Jen ^c  

^a CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COLD; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEAT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAIWAN; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; URBANIZATION; WEATHER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958281762     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2010.056168     Document Type: Article

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