The impact of extremely high temperatures on mortality and mortality cost

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 277-287

  Roldan E ^a   Gomez M ^a   Pino, M R ^a   Diaz J ^b  

^a SAN JORGE UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

economic impact; heat waves; temperature; threshold; total mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; HEALTH CARE COST; HEAT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFRARED RADIATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EXTREME HEAT; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SPAIN;

EID: 84928589557     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2014.938028     Document Type: Article

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