Use of "Cold Spell" indices to quantify excess chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) morbidity during winter (November to March 2000-2007): Case study in Porto

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 857-870

  Monteiro, Ana ^a   Carvalho, Vânia ^a   Góis, Joaquim ^a   Sousa, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Cold spell indexes; Excess winter morbidity; Winter

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COLD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PORTUGAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASON;

ALGORITHMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PORTUGAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 84886641308     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-012-0613-z     Document Type: Article

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