Impact of diurnal temperature range on human health: a systematic review

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2011-2024

  Cheng, Jian ^a   Xu, Zhiwei ^b   Zhu, Rui ^a   Wang, Xu ^a   Jin, Liu ^a   Song, Jian ^a   Su, Hong ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; DTR; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BREATHING DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TEMPERATURE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893780240     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-014-0797-5     Document Type: Article

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