The Effects of Climate Change on Cardiac Health

Cardiology (Switzerland)

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 209-217

  De Blois, Jonathan ^a   Kjellstrom, Tord ^b,c   Agewall, Stefan ^d,e   Ezekowitz, Justin A ^f,g   Armstrong, Paul W ^f,g   Atar, Dan ^d,e  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Health and Environment International Trust ^*  (New Zealand)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac health; Climate change; Heat exposure

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIARRHEA; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HEAT STRESS; HEAT STROKE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MALARIA; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; THERMAL EXPOSURE; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; MORTALITY;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLIMATE CHANGE; HEAT STROKE; HUMANS;

EID: 84929691782     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: 14219751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000398787     Document Type: Article

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