Effects of extreme temperatures on years of life lost for cardiovascular deaths: A time series study in Brisbane, Australia

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 609-614

  Huang, Cunrui ^a   Barnett, Adrian G ^a   Wang, Xiaoming ^b   Tong, Shilu ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Heat wave; Mortality; Temperature; Years of life lost

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLD; DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLIMATE; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; QUEENSLAND; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868636492     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.112.965707     Document Type: Article

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