Comparison of hot and cold spell effects on cardiovascular mortality in individual population groups in the Czech Republic

Climate Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 113-129

  Kyselý, Jan ^a,b   Plavcová, Eva ^a,c   Davídkovová, Hana ^a,c,d   Kynč, Jan ^c,e  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^b Global Change Research Centre   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Central Europe; Cold spells; Hot spells; Human mortality; Temperature extremes

Indexed keywords

CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; CENTRAL EUROPE; COLD SPELLS; HOT SPELLS; HUMAN MORTALITY; TEMPERATURE EXTREMES;

AGE CLASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIC; EXTREME EVENT; HEALTH CARE; MORTALITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SEX RATIO; SEX ROLE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THRESHOLD;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 80054080278     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr01014     Document Type: Article

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