The association between heatwaves and risk of hospitalization in Brazil: A nationwide time series study between 2000 and 2015.

<h4>Background</h4>To our knowledge, no study has assessed the association between heatwaves and risk of hospitalization and how it may change over time in Brazil. We quantified the heatwave-hospitalization association in Brazil during 2000-2015.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>D...

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Main Authors: Qi Zhao, Shanshan Li, Micheline S Z S Coelho, Paulo H N Saldiva, Kejia Hu, Rachel R Huxley, Michael J Abramson, Yuming Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-02-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002753