The impact of temperature on mortality in a subtropical city: effects of cold, heat, and heat waves in São Paulo, Brazil

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 113-121

  Son, Ji Young ^a   Gouveia, Nelson ^b   Bravo, Mercedes A ^a   de Freitas, Clarice Umbelino ^c   Bell, Michelle L ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Secretaria de Estado da Saude de Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cold; Heat; Heat waves; Mortality; Temperature

Indexed keywords

OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84953351551     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-015-1009-7     Document Type: Article

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