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Chronic effects of temperature on mortality in the Southeastern USA using satellite-based exposure metrics

Climate change may affect human health, particularly for elderly individuals who are vulnerable to temperature changes. While many studies have investigated the acute effects of heat, only a few have dealt with the chronic ones. We have examined the effects of seasonal temperatures on survival of th...

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Autores principales: Shi, Liuhua, Liu, Pengfei, Wang, Yan, Zanobetti, Antonella, Kosheleva, Anna, Koutrakis, Petros, Schwartz, Joel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4951799/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27436237
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep30161