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Demographic and socio-economic risk factors associated with self-reported TB by Kapwata, T, Breetzke, G, Wright, C Y, Marcus, T S, Eales, O

“…The infectiousness of is known to be shaped by the human environment, with research showing positive associations with poverty, homelessness and overcrowding,…”
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Estimating the burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution (ambient PM2.5 and ambient ozone) in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012 by Roomaney, R A, Cairncross, E, Tesfaye, M, Kapwata, T, Abdulatif, N, Olivier, C, Mathibela, K, Cois, A, Neethling, I, Botai, J, Turawa, E B, Awotiwon, O F, Chetty, K, Nojilana, B, Wright, C Y, Pacella, R, Bradshaw, D, Pillay-van Wyk, V

“…Globally, a growing body of research has shown that ambient air pollution is one of the most critical environmental issues, especially in relation to human…”
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Towards a reliable, non‐invasive melanin assessment for pigmented skin by Wright, C. Y., Lucas, R. M., Kapwata, T., Kunene, Z., du Plessis, J. L.

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Gathering the evidence and identifying opportunities for future research in climate, heat and health in South Africa: The role of the South African Medical Research Council by Wright, C Y, Kapwata, T, Wernecke, B, Garland, R M, Nkosi, V, Shezi, B, Landman, W A, Mathee, A

“…A changing climate is likely to have widespread and varying impacts on ecosystems and human health. South Africa (SA) is particularly vulnerable to the impacts…”
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Bibliometric trends of South African environmental health articles between 1998 and 2015: Making local research visible and retrievable by Wright, C Y, Dominick, F, Kunene, Z, Kapwata, T, Street, R A

“…South Africa (SA) has to grapple with multiple burdens of disease for which environmental factors have a role to play in both causation and prevention. This…”
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The attribution of human health outcomes to climate change: a transdisciplinary guidance document by Ebi, K, Haines, A, Andrade, R F S, Åström, C, Barreto, M L, Bonell, A, Brink, N, Caminade, C, Carlson, C J, Carter, R, Chua, P, Cissé, G, Colón-González, F J, Dasgupta, S, Galvao, L A, Garrido Zornoza, M, Gasparrini, A, Gordon-Strachan, G, Hajat, S, Harper, S, Harrington, L J, Hashizume, M, Hess, J, Hilly, J, Ingole, V, Jacobson, L V, Kapwata, T, Keeler, C, Kidd, S A, Kimani-Murage, E W, Kolli, R K, Kovats, S, Li, S, Lowe, R, Mitchell, D, Murray, K, New, M, Ogunniyi, O E, Perkins-Kirkpatrick, S E, Pescarini, J, Pineda Restrepo, B L, Pinho, S T R, Prescott, V, Redvers, N, Ryan, S, Santer, B, Schleussner, C-F, Semenza, J C, Taylor, M, Temple, L, Thiam, S, Thiery, W, Tompkins, A M, Undorf, S, Vicedo-Cabrera, A M, Wan, K, Warren, R, Webster, C, Woodward, A, Wright, C, Stuart-Smith, R F

“…For over 30 years, detection and attribution (D&A) studies have informed key conclusions in international and national assessments of climate science,…”
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The Association between Apparent Temperature and Hospital Admissions for Cardiovascular Disease in Limpopo Province, South Africa by Bühler, Jacqueline Lisa, Shrikhande, Shreya, Kapwata, Thandi, Cissé, Guéladio, Liang, Yajun, Pedder, Hugo, Kwiatkowski, Marek, Kunene, Zamantimande, Mathee, Angela, Peer, Nasheeta, Wright, Caradee Y.

“…Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have a high disease burden both globally and in South Africa. They have also been found to be temperature-sensitive globally…”
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The attribution of human health outcomes to climate change: transdisciplinary practical guidance by Ebi, K. L., Haines, A., Andrade, R. F. S., Åström, C., Barreto, M. L., Bonell, A., Brink, N., Caminade, C., Carlson, C. J., Carter, R., Chua, P., Cissé, G., Colón-González, F. J., Dasgupta, S., Galvao, L. A., Zornoza, M. Garrido, Gasparrini, A., Gordon-Strachan, G., Hajat, S., Harper, S., Harrington, L. J., Hashizume, M., Hess, J., Hilly, J., Ingole, V., Jacobson, L. V., Kapwata, T., Keeler, C., Kidd, S. A., Kimani-Murage, E. W., Kolli, R. K., Kovats, S., Li, S., Lowe, R., Mitchell, D., Murray, K., New, M., Ogunniyi, O. E., Perkins-Kirkpatrick, S. E., Pescarini, J., Restrepo, B. L. Pineda, Pinho, S. T. R., Prescott, V., Redvers, N., Ryan, S. J., Santer, B. D., Schleussner, C. F., Semenza, J. C., Taylor, M., Temple, L., Thiam, S., Thiery, W., Tompkins, A. M., Undorf, S., Vicedo-Cabrera, A. M., Wan, K., Warren, R., Webster, C., Woodward, A., Wright, C. Y., Stuart-Smith, R. F.

“…For over 30 years, detection and attribution (D&A) studies have informed key conclusions in international and national assessments of climate science,…”
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Towards the development of a heat-health early warning system for South Africa by T, Kapwata, M, Gebreslasie, N, Scovronick, F, Acquaotta, C, Wright

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