Using Forecast and Observed Weather Data to Assess Performance of Forecast Products in Identifying Heat Waves and Estimating Heat Wave Effects on Mortality

Background: Heat wave and health warning systems are activated based on forecasts of health-threatening hot weather. Objective: We estimated heat–mortality associations based on forecast and observed weather data in Detroit, Michigan, and compared the accuracy of forecast products for predicting hea...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Kai, Chen, Yeh-Hsin, Schwartz, Joel D., Rood, Richard B., O’Neill, Marie S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: NLM-Export 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4154209/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24833618
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1306858

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4154209/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24833618
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1306858

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