Heat Effects on Mortality in 15 European Cities

By M. Baccini, A. Biggeri, G. Accetta, T. Kosatsky, K. Katsouyanni, A. Analitis, H. R. Anderson, L. Bisanti, D. D’ippoliti, J. Danova and 6 more. Epidemiology, 2008

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Subfields: Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Physiology

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In Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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Citations in the corpus

• Human contribution to the record-breaking June and July 2019 heatwaves in Western Europe (2020, background): “Such temperature differences result in a substantial change in morbidity and mortality (Baccini et al 2008).”
• The impact of heat waves on mortality in 9 European cities: results from the EuroHEAT project (2010, methodology): “These results together with findings from the previous study (PHEWE project) conducted in the same cities [18], using a time series approach, provide a complete overview of the effect of high temperature in European cities.”
• High ambient temperature and mortality: a review of epidemiologic studies from 2001 to 2008 (2009, methodology): “Baccini 2008 [12] 15 European cities, April-September 19902000 (5-11 years depending on data availability for city) Time-series Maximum apparent temperature (threshold 29.”
• Overview and future challenges of nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEB) design in Southern Europe (2017, background): “This situation decreases the overall wellbeing and productivity of building occupants and increases their vulnerability to health problems [52,87,88].”
• Heat Waves in the United States: Mortality Risk during Heat Waves and Effect Modification by Heat Wave Characteristics in 43 U.S. Communities (2010, background): “Effects of single days of high temperature were larger earlier in the summer in several U.S. and European cities (e.g., Baccini et al. 2008; Hajat et al. 2002; Kalkstein and Smoyer 1993).”