Spatial and temporal variation in emergency transport during periods of extreme heat in Japan: A nationwide study

Several studies have reported the burden of climate change on extreme heat-related mortality or morbidity. However, few studies have investigated the spatial and temporal variation in emergency transport during periods of extreme heat on a national scale. Daily emergency ambulance dispatch data from...

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Published in:	The Science of the total environment Vol. 544; pp. 220 - 229
Main Authors:	Onozuka, Daisuke, Hagihara, Akihito
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.02.2016
Subjects:	Ambulances - statistics & numerical data cardiovascular diseases Climate Change Climatic change Emergency transport Emergency Treatment - statistics & numerical data Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data Extreme Heat Heat Humans Japan Morbidity mortality Nonlinear Dynamics nonlinear models public health relative risk respiratory tract diseases Risk Spatial spatial variation Spatio-Temporal Analysis summer Temporal temporal variation Variation weather INW, Japan Japan Heat Climatic change Temporal Spatial CI ICD Variation Emergency transport
ISSN:	0048-9697, 1879-1026, 1879-1026
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