High Temperature and Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Causes in 12 European Cities

Michelozzi, Paola; Accetta, Gabriele; De Sario, Manuela; D’Ippoliti, Daniela; Marino, Claudia; Baccini, Michela; Biggeri, Annibale; Ross Anderson, H; Katsouyanni, Klea; Ballester, Ferrán; Bisanti, Luigi; Cadum, Ennio; Forsberg, Bertil; Forastiere, Francesco; G. Goodman, Patrick; Hojs, A; Kirchmayer, Ursula; Médina, Sylvia; Páldy, Anna; Schindler, Christian; Sunyer, Jordi; A. Perucci, Carlo

doi:10.1164/rccm.200802-217oc

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High Temperature and Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Causes in 12 European Cities

Published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine • Dec 5, 2008

Authors:

Paola Michelozzi

Gabriele Accetta

Manuela De Sario

Abstract

RATIONALE: Episode analyses of heat waves have documented a comparatively higher impact on mortality than on morbidity (hospital admissions) in European cities. The evidence from daily time series studies is scarce and inconsistent. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of high environmental temperatur...

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Medicine

Confidence interval

Demography

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