Long-term exposure to summer specific humidity and cardiovascular disease hospitalizations in the US Medicare population
Introduction: Most climate-health studies focus on temperature; however, less is known about health effects of exposure to atmospheric moisture. Humid air limits sweat evaporation from the body and can in turn exert strain on the cardiovascular system. We evaluated associations of long-term exposure...
Main Authors: | Jochem O. Klompmaker, Francine Laden, Peter James, M. Benjamin Sabath, Xiao Wu, Francesca Dominici, Antonella Zanobetti, Jaime E. Hart |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-09-01
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Series: | Environment International |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412023004555 |
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