The influence of seasonal climate variability on mortality in pre-industrial Sweden

Recent studies have shown an association between weather and climatic factors with mortality, cardiovascular and infectious diseases. We used historical data to investigate the impact of seasonal temperature and precipitation on total mortality in Uppsala, Sweden, during the first two stages of the...

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Published in:	Global health action Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 20153 - 9
Main Authors:	Schumann, Barbara, Edvinsson, Sören, Evengård, Birgitta, Rocklöv, Joacim
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Taylor & Francis 01.01.2013 Taylor & Francis Ltd Co-Action Publishing Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects:	19th century Age differences Autumn Change agents Climate Climate change Climate variability Clinical medicine Confidence intervals Data Deaths Demographic transition Demographic transition theory Demography Economic change Economic conditions Economic reform Full text Global health Global Health Beyond 2015 Heart disease History, 18th Century History, 19th Century Homogenization Humans Industrial development Industrialization Infectious diseases Medical research Mortality Mortality - history Mortality - trends Population pre-industrial period Precipitation Public health Risk factors Rural areas Seasons Socioeconomic change Socioeconomic Factors Socioeconomics Spring Statistical models Studies Sweden Sweden - epidemiology Temperate zones Time Time series Urban population Variability Weather Sweden mortality pre-industrial period urban population climate variability Sweden
ISSN:	1654-9716, 1654-9880, 1654-9880
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