The impact of heat waves on mortality in 9 European cities: results from the EuroHEAT project

D’Ippoliti, Daniela; Michelozzi, Paola; Marino, Claudia; de’Donato, Francesca; Menne, Bettina; Katsouyanni, Klea; Kirchmayer, Ursula; Analitis, Antonis; Medina-Ramón, Mercedes; Páldy, Anna; Atkinson, Richard; Kovats, Sari; Bisanti, Luigi; Schneider, Alexandra; Lefranc, Agnès; Íñiguez, Carmen; A. Perucci, Carlo

doi:10.1186/1476-069x-9-37

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The impact of heat waves on mortality in 9 European cities: results from the EuroHEAT project

Published in Environmental Health • Jul 16, 2010

Authors:

Daniela D’Ippoliti

Paola Michelozzi

Claudia Marino

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The present study aimed at developing a standardized heat wave definition to estimate and compare the impact on mortality by gender, age and death causes in Europe during summers 1990-2004 and 2003, separately, accounting for heat wave duration and intensity. METHODS: Heat waves were def...

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Heat wave

Demography

Intensity (physics)

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