Bootstrap approach to validate the performance of models for predicting mortality risk temperature in Portuguese Metropolitan Areas

Bootstrap approach to validate the performance of models for predicting mortality risk temperature in Portuguese Metropolitan Areas

Abstract Background There has been increasing interest in assessing the impacts of extreme temperatures on mortality due to diseases of the circulatory system. This is further relevant for future climate scenarios where marked changes in climate are expected. This paper presents a solid method do id...

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Main Authors: Mónica Rodrigues, Paula Santana, Alfredo Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Environmental Health
Subjects:
Diseases of the circulatory system
Extreme temperatures
Distributed lag non-linear model (DLNM)
Bootstrap approach
Model validation
Portugal
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-019-0462-x

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