Cold‐related mortality vs heat‐related mortality in a changing climate: A case study in Vilnius (Lithuania)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.06.001
Abstract: Introduction: Direct health effects of extreme temperatures are a significant environmental health problem in Lithuania, and could worsen further under climate change. This paper attempts to describe the change in environmental temperature conditions that the… read more here.
Keywords: related mortality; cold related; mortality; health ... See more keywords
Nationwide Analysis of the Heat- and Cold-Related Mortality Trends in Switzerland between 1969 and 2017: The Role of Population Aging
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DOI: 10.1289/ehp9835
Abstract: Background: Because older adults are particularly vulnerable to nonoptimal temperatures, it is expected that the progressive population aging will amplify the health burden attributable to heat and cold due to climate change in future decades.… read more here.
Keywords: population aging; cold related; mortality; heat ... See more keywords
Burden and Risk Factors for Cold-Related Illness and Death in New York City
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15040632
Abstract: Exposure to cold weather can cause cold-related illness and death, which are preventable. To understand the current burden, risk factors, and circumstances of exposure for illness and death directly attributed to cold, we examined hospital… read more here.
Keywords: risk; death; city; related illness ... See more keywords
Developing a Cold-Related Mortality Database in Bangladesh
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912175
Abstract: The aim of this study was to develop a database of historical cold-related mortality in Bangladesh using information obtained from online national newspapers and to analyze such data to understand the spatiotemporal distribution, demographic dynamics,… read more here.
Keywords: developing cold; database; cold related; mortality ... See more keywords