Mortality attributable to hot and cold ambient temperatures in India: a nationally representative case-crossover study

ConclusionsPublic health interventions to mitigate temperature effects need to focus not only on extremely hot temperatures but also moderately cold temperatures. Future absolute totals of temperature-related deaths are likely to depend on the large absolute numbers of people exposed to both extremely hot and moderately cold temperatures. Similar large-scale and nationally representative studies are required in other low- and middle-income countries to better understand the impact of future temperature changes on cause-specific mortality.

Source: PLoS Medicine - July 24, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Sze Hang Fu Source Type: research