Global climate change: impact of heat waves under different definitions on daily mortality in Wuhan, China

Global climate change: impact of heat waves under different definitions on daily mortality in Wuhan, China

Abstract Background There was no consistent definition for heat wave worldwide, while a limited number of studies have compared the mortality effect of heat wave as defined differently. This paper aimed to provide epidemiological evidence for policy makers to determine the most appropriate definitio...

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Main Authors: Yunquan Zhang, Renjie Feng, Ran Wu, Peirong Zhong, Xiaodong Tan, Kai Wu, Lu Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Global Health Research and Policy
Subjects:
Climate change
Temperature
Heat wave
Definition
Mortality
China
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41256-017-0030-2

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