Geomagnetic disturbances driven by solar activity enhance total and cardiovascular mortality risk in 263 U.S. cities

• Main Authors: Carolina Leticia Zilli Vieira (Author), Danilo Alvares (Author), Annelise Blomberg (Author), Joel Schwartz (Author), Brent Coull (Author), Shaodan Huang (Author), Petros Koutrakis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Short-term geomagnetic disturbances (GMD) driven by the quasi-periodic 11-year cycle of solar activity have been linked to a broad range of adverse health effects, including cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and total deaths. We conducted a large epidemiological study in 263 U.S. cit...