Comparative Assessment of the Effects of Climate Change on Heat- and Cold-Related Mortality in the United Kingdom and Australia
Open Access
- 1 December 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Environmental Health Perspectives in Environmental Health Perspectives
- Vol. 122 (12), 1285-1292
- https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1307524
Abstract
Background: High and low ambient temperatures are associated with increased mortality in temperate and subtropical climates. Temperature-related mortality patterns are expected to change throughout this century because of climate change.Keywords
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