The impact of the February 2012 cold spell on health in Italy using surveillance data.

In February 2012 Italy was hit by an exceptional cold spell with extremely low temperatures and heavy snowfall. The aim of this work is to estimate the impact of the cold spell on health in the Italian cities using data from the rapid surveillance systems. In Italy, a national mortality surveillance...

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Main Authors: Francesca K de'Donato, Michela Leone, Damia Noce, Marina Davoli, Paola Michelozzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3630119?pdf=render