Heat-related emergency hospitalizations for respiratory diseases in the medicare population

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 187, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1098-1103

  Anderson, G Brooke ^a   Dominici, Francesca ^b   Wang, Yun ^b   McCormack, Meredith C ^a,c   Bell, Michelle L ^d   Peng, Roger D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Hospitalization; Hot temperature; Respiratory tract infections; Weather

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY HOSPITALIZATION; FEMALE; HEAT INJURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ICD-9; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BAYES THEOREM; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877879190     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201211-1969OC     Document Type: Article

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