Geographical variation in relative risks associated with heat: Update of Spain's Heat Wave Prevention Plan

Environment International

Volumn 85, Issue , 2015, Pages 273-283

  Diaz J ^a   Carmona, R ^a   Miron I J ^b   Ortiz, C ^a   Leon I ^c   Linares, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b Castile La Mancha Regional Health and Social Welfare Authority   (Spain)

^c CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Geographical variation; Heat waves; Mortality; Prevention plans; Relative risks

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS; HEAT WAVES; MORTALITY; PREVENTION PLANS; RELATIVE RISKS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CIRCULATORY CAUSE MORTALITY; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATOLOGICAL CRITERIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH; HEAT; HEAT RELATED MORTALITY; HEAT WAVE PREVENTION PLAN; HUMAN; LATITUDE; MORTALITY; NATURAL CAUSE MORTALITY; POPULATION HEALTH; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CAUSE MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE RELATED PHENOMENA; THRESHOLD TEMPERATURE; TRIGGER TEMPERATURE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRENDS;

SPAIN;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EXTREME HEAT; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MORTALITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 84942868043     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2015.09.022     Document Type: Article

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