National Assessment of Human Health Effects of Climate Change in Portugal: Approach and Key Findings
- 1 December 2006
- journal article
- Published by Environmental Health Perspectives in Environmental Health Perspectives
- Vol. 114 (12), 1950-1956
- https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.8431
Abstract
In this study we investigated the potential impact of climate change in Portugal on heat-related mortality, air pollution–related health effects, and selected vectorborne diseases. The assessment used climate scenarios from two regional climate ...Keywords
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