Thermal stress associated mortality risk and effect modification by sex and obesity in an elderly cohort of Chinese in Hong Kong

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 178, Issue , 2013, Pages 288-293

  Xu, Wansu ^a   Thach, Thuan Quoc ^a   Chau, Yuen Kwan ^a   Lai, Hak Kan ^a   Lam, Tai Hing ^a   Chan, Wai Man ^b   Lee, Ruby S Y ^b   Hedley, Anthony J ^a   Wong, Chit Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Apparent temperature; Effect modification; Elderly; Hong Kong; Mortality

Indexed keywords

APPARENT TEMPERATURE; EFFECT MODIFICATIONS; ELDERLY; HONG-KONG; MORTALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POLLUTION;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ELDERLY POPULATION; GENDER; MORTALITY RISK; OBESITY; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TEMPERATURE;

AGED; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHINESE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TEMPERATURE STRESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTION; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLIMATE CHANGE; FEMALE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; HONG KONG; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SEX FACTORS;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84876249849     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.03.020     Document Type: Article

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