On the association between weather variability and total and cause-specific mortality before and during industrialization in Sweden

While there is ample evidence for health risks associated with heat and other extreme weather events today, little is known about the impact of weather patterns on population health in preindustrial societies. To investigate the impact of weather patterns on population health in Sweden before and du...

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Published in:	Demographic research Vol. 35; pp. 991 - 1010
Main Authors:	Åström, Daniel Oudin, Edvinsson, Sören, Hondula, Daniel, Rocklöv, Joacim, Schumann, Barbara
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Rostock Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 05.10.2016 Max Planck Institut für Demografische Forschung
Subjects:	19th century 20th century Agricultural production Cardiovascular diseases cause-specific mortality Causes of death climate Climate change Death Deaths Demography Disease Epidemics Epidemiology Extreme weather Health risks Health Sciences Heart attacks Heat High temperature Hälsovetenskap Ice age Ice ages Industrial development Industrialization Infants Infectious diseases Medical and Health Sciences Medicin och hälsovetenskap Mortality Nutritional status Population Precipitation Preindustrial societies Rain Research Article Statistical analysis Studies Sweden Temperature Time series Weather Weather patterns weather variability Sweden
ISSN:	1435-9871, 2363-7064, 1435-9871
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