Delineation of Spatial Variability in the Temperature–Mortality Relationship on Extremely Hot Days in Greater Vancouver, Canada | Zendy

Hung Chak Ho | Zendy; Anders Knudby | Zendy; Blake Byron Walker | Zendy; Sarah B. Henderson | Zendy

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Delineation of Spatial Variability in the Temperature–Mortality Relationship on Extremely Hot Days in Greater Vancouver, Canada

Author(s) -

Hung Chak Ho,

Anders Knudby,

Blake Byron Walker,

Sarah B. Henderson

Publication year - 2016

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/ehp224

Subject(s) - vulnerability (computing) , logistic regression , geography , demography , environmental science , apparent temperature , index (typography) , population , odds , statistics , environmental health , medicine , meteorology , mathematics , computer science , computer security , sociology , world wide web , relative humidity

Climate change has increased the frequency and intensity of extremely hot weather. The health risks associated with extemely hot weather are not uniform across affected areas owing to variability in heat exposure and social vulnerability, but these differences are challenging to map with precision.

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