Projecting Future Heat-Related Mortality under Climate Change Scenarios: A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Cunrui Huang,
Adrian Barnett,
Xiaoming Wang,
Pavla Vaneckova,
Gerard FitzGerald,
Shilu Tong
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1103456
Subject(s) - climate change , scopus , geography , systematic review , socioeconomic status , population , environmental resource management , medline , environmental health , environmental science , ecology , medicine , political science , biology , law
Heat-related mortality is a matter of great public health concern, especially in the light of climate change. Although many studies have found associations between high temperatures and mortality, more research is needed to project the future impacts of climate change on heat-related mortality.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom