Time-series analysis of daily ambient temperature and emergency department visits in five US cities with a comparison of exposure metrics derived from 1-km meteorology products

Time-series analysis of daily ambient temperature and emergency department visits in five US cities with a comparison of exposure metrics derived from 1-km meteorology products

Abstract Background Ambient temperature observations from single monitoring stations (usually located at the major international airport serving a city) are routinely used to estimate heat exposures in epidemiologic studies. This method of exposure assessment does not account for potential spatial v...

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Main Authors: Nikita Thomas, Stefanie T. Ebelt, Andrew J. Newman, Noah Scovronick, Rohan R. D’Souza, Shannon E. Moss, Joshua L. Warren, Matthew J. Strickland, Lyndsey A. Darrow, Howard H. Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:Environmental Health
Subjects:
Temperature
Health effect
Emergency department visits
Exposure assessment
Daymet
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-021-00735-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-021-00735-w

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