Meta-Analysis to Determine Vulnerability of Rural Areas to Heat Mortality

Meta-Analysis to Determine Vulnerability of Rural Areas to Heat Mortality

Background: Numerous epidemiological studies have demonstrated a possible correlation between high temperature and mortality in different settings. Most of these studies have focused on urban settings in industrialized countries, concluding that urban populations are more vulnerable to heat effects...

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Main Authors: Odame, Emmanuel, Li, Ying, Zheng, Shimin, Silver, Ken
Published: Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 2017
Subjects:
epidemiological study
heat effects
rural populations
urban heat island effect
UHI
elevated temperatures
heat mortality
urban popluations
vulnerability
adaptive capacity
sub-populations
relative risk
Environmental Health
Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Environmental Health and Protection
Environmental Monitoring
Environmental Policy
Environmental Public Health
Environmental Studies
Epidemiology
Online Access:https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/23

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