Mortality Risk Related to Heatwaves in Dezful City, Southwest of Iran

Background: We aimed to evaluate the impact of heatwaves on daily deaths due to non-accidental, cardiovascular and respiratory causes in the city of Dezful in Iran from 2013 to 2019. Method: We collected daily ambient temperature and mortality and defined 2 types of heatwaves by combining daily temp...

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Main Authors: Hamidreza Aghababaeian, Abbas Ostadtaghizadeh, Ali Ardalan, Ali Asgary, Mehry Akbary, Mir Saeed Yekaninejad, Rahim Sharafkhani, Carolyn Stephens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:Environmental Health Insights
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/11786302231151538