Impacts of exposure to humidex on cardiovascular mortality: a multi-city study in Southwest China

Abstract Background Many studies have reported the association between ambient temperature and mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the health effects of humidity are still unclear, much less the combined effects of temperature and humidity. In this study, we used humidex to quantif...

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Main Authors: Yang Li, Yizhang Xia, Hongbin Zhu, Chunli Shi, Xianyan Jiang, Shijuan Ruan, Yue Wen, Xufang Gao, Wei Huang, Mingjiang Li, Rong Xue, Jianyu Chen, Li Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16818-x