High temperatures and emergency department visits in 18 sites with different climatic characteristics in China: Risk assessment and attributable fraction identification

Background: Health impacts of high temperatures on hospital emergency department visits (EDVs) have been less reported, especially from developing countries. Objectives: To investigate high temperature–EDVs relationship in various regions with different climatic characteristics, to explore the regio...

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Main Authors: Yu Wang, Yue Liu, Dianxiu Ye, Na Li, Peng Bi, Shilu Tong, Yan Wang, Yibin Cheng, Yonghong Li, Xiaoyuan Yao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019327850