The inter-annual variability of heat-related mortality in nine European cities (1990-2010)

• Main Authors: Matteo Scortichini (Author), Francesca de'Donato (Author), Manuela De Sario (Author), Michela Leone (Author), Christofer Åström (Author), Ferran Ballester (Author), Xavier Basagaña (Author), Janos Bobvos (Author), Antonio Gasparrini (Author), Klea Katsouyanni (Author), Timo Lanki (Author), Bettina Menne (Author), Mathilde Pascal (Author), Paola Michelozzi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The association between heat and daily mortality and its temporal variation are well known. However, few studies have analyzed the inter-annual variations in both the risk estimates and impacts of heat. The aim is to estimate inter-annual variations in the effect of heat for a fi...