Ambient temperature and cardiorespiratory morbidity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 594-606

  Turner, Lyle R ^a   Barnett, Adrian G ^a   Connell, Des ^b   Tong, Shilu ^a,c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYES THEOREM; CARDIORESPIRATORY DISEASE; COLD; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEART DISEASE; HEAT; HUMAN; LATITUDE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BAYES THEOREM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 84862153663     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3182572795     Document Type: Review

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