Emergency Department Visits and Ambient Temperature: Evaluating the Connection and Projecting Future Outcomes

Emergency Department Visits and Ambient Temperature: Evaluating the Connection and Projecting Future Outcomes

Abstract The U.S. Global Climate Change Research Program has identified climate change as a growing public health threat. We investigated the potential effects of changes in ambient daily maximum temperature on hyperthermia and cardiovascular emergency department (ED) visits using records for patien...

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Main Authors: C. R. Lay, D. Mills, A. Belova, M. C. Sarofim, P. L. Kinney, A. Vaidyanathan, R. Jones, R. Hall, S. Saha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2018-06-01
Series:GeoHealth
Subjects:
climate change
hyperthermia
emergency department visit
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2018GH000129

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https://doi.org/10.1002/2018GH000129

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