Association between ambient temperature and heat waves with mortality in South Asia: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: South Asia is highly vulnerable to climate change and is projected to experience some of the highest increases in average annual temperatures throughout the century. Although the adverse impacts of ambient temperature on human health have been extensively documented in the literature, on...

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Main Authors: Asya Dimitrova, Vijendra Ingole, Xavier Basagaña, Otavio Ranzani, Carles Milà, Joan Ballester, Cathryn Tonne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Environment International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412020321255