Mortality attributable to extreme temperatures in Spain: A comparative analysis by city

Environment International

Volumn 91, Issue , 2016, Pages 22-28

  Carmona, R ^a   Diaz J ^a   Miron I J ^b   Ortiz, C ^a   Luna, M Y ^c   Linares, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

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

^c Special Networks and Atmosphere Watch Service   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cost benefit; Extreme temperatures; Mortality; Prevention plans

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COSTS; PROFITABILITY; TEMPERATURE;

CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; COST BENEFITS; EXTREME TEMPERATURES; HEAT RELATED MORTALITY; MEASURES OF ASSOCIATION; MORTALITY; PREVENTION PLANS; THRESHOLD TEMPERATURES;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXTREME EVENT; MORTALITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE DAY; HUMAN; LOW TEMPERATURE DAY; MORTALITY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CITY; COLD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEAT; SEASON;

SPAIN;

CITIES; CLIMATE CHANGE; EXTREME COLD; EXTREME HEAT; HUMANS; MORTALITY; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SPAIN;

EID: 84958242931     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.02.018     Document Type: Article

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