Temperature-related morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review of the empirical evidence

Environment International

Volumn 91, Issue , 2016, Pages 133-149

  Amegah, A Kofi ^a,b   Rezza, Giovanni ^c   Jaakkola, Jouni J K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate change; Morbidity; Mortality; Sub Saharan Africa; Systematic review; Temperature variability

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH;

MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; HEALTH IMPACT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ASTHMA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CHILD NUTRITION; CHOLERA; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIARRHEA; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MALNUTRITION; MENINGITIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; TEMPERATURE;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

SCOPUS;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOLERA; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84959295183     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.02.027     Document Type: Review

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