Temperature and hospital admissions in the Eastern Mediterranean: a case study in Cyprus

• Main Authors: Yichen Wang (Author), Souzana Achilleos (Author), Pascale Salameh (Author), Panayiotis Kouis (Author), Panayiotis K Yiallouros (Author), Elena Critselis (Author), Kleanthis Nicolaides (Author), Filippos Tymvios (Author), Chrysanthos Savvides (Author), Emily Vasiliadou (Author), Stefania I Papatheodorou (Author), Petros Koutrakis (Author), Barrak Alahmad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: IOP Publishing, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Exposure to extreme temperatures can trigger a cascade of adverse cardiovascular and respiratory events. However, in Cyprus, a hotspot of climate change in the Eastern Mediterranean region, little is known about the temperature-related cardiorespiratory morbidity risks. We analyzed daily counts of h...