Projected heat-related mortality under climate change in the metropolitan area of Skopje

Projected heat-related mortality under climate change in the metropolitan area of Skopje

Abstract Background Excessive summer heat is a serious environmental health problem in Skopje, the capital and largest city of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. This paper attempts to forecast the impact of heat on mortality in Skopje in two future periods under climate change and compare i...

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Main Authors: Gerardo Sanchez Martinez, Michela Baccini, Koen De Ridder, Hans Hooyberghs, Wouter Lefebvre, Vladimir Kendrovski, Kristen Scott, Margarita Spasenovska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Heat waves
Skopje
Heat-related mortality
Climate change
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3077-y

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