The adverse effect of ambient temperature on respiratory deaths in a high population density area: the case of Malta

The adverse effect of ambient temperature on respiratory deaths in a high population density area: the case of Malta

Abstract Background The effect of ambient temperature on respiratory mortality has been consistently observed throughout the world under different climate change scenarios. Countries experiencing greater inter–annual variability in winter temperatures (and may not be lowest winter temperatures) have...

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Main Authors: Shafkat Jahan, John Paul Cauchi, Charles Galdies, Kathleen England, Darren Wraith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Respiratory mortality
Ambient temperatures
Cold effect
Distributed lag nonlinear model
Time varying effects
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-022-02218-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-022-02218-z

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