Emergency ambulance dispatches and apparent temperature: A time series analysis in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Environmental Research

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1192-1200

  Alessandrini, Ester ^a,b   Zauli Sajani, Stefano ^a   Scotto, Fabiana ^a   Miglio, Rossella ^b   Marchesi, Stefano ^a   Lauriola, Paolo ^a  

^a Emilia Romagna Region Environmental Protection Agency   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apparent temperature; Emergency ambulance dispatches; Time series

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DATA SET; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; META-ANALYSIS; METEOROLOGY; MORTALITY; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SEASONALITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TIME SERIES;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CITY; EMERGENCY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METEOROLOGY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUMMER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WEATHER;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBULANCES; CLIMATE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; ITALY; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

EMILIA-ROMAGNA; ITALY;

EMILIA;

EID: 80755150055     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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