The lag effects and vulnerabilities of temperature effects on cardiovascular disease mortality in a subtropical climate zone in China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 3982-3994

  Huang, Jixia ^a,b   Wang, Jinfeng ^a,b   Yu, Weiwei ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Cold related; Extreme temperature; Heat related; Lag effect

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLIMATE EFFECT; EXTREME EVENT; MORTALITY; POISSON RATIO; PUBLIC HEALTH; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; LOW TEMPERATURE; MALE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CHANGSHA; CHINA; HUNAN;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHINA; CLIMATE; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84898457521     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110403982     Document Type: Article

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