Published August 2019 | Version v1
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Short - term effects of temperature on hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction: A comparison between two neighboring climate zones in Vietnam

Creators

  • 1. Faculty of Public Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, Hue City (Viet Nam)
  • 2. Institute for Community Health Research, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, Hue City (Viet Nam)
  • 3. School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland (Australia)
  • 4. People's Committee of Thua Thien Hue Province, Hue City, Thua Thien Hue (Viet Nam)
  • 5. Department of Training and Scientific Research, University Medical Center, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City (Viet Nam)
  • 6. Faculty of Public Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City (Viet Nam)
  • 7. School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (China)
  • 8. Shanghai Children's Medical Centre, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai (China)

Description

Vietnam is one of the countries most affected by climate change, but few studies have focused on the population health effects of climate variation. Extreme heatwaves and cold spells might exacerbate underlying chronic conditions and precipitate hospitalization or early death. This study examined the short-term effects of ambient temperature extremes on hospital admissions (HAs) due to acute myocardial infarction (AMI) between different climate zones in the Central Coast region of Vietnam.

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.envres.2019.04.023;
PII
S0013935119302397;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Environmental Research
Journal Volume
175
Journal Page Range
p. 167-177
ISSN
0013-9351
CODEN
ENVRAL

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
55023678
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE; CLIMATES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HOSPITALS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Descriptors DEC
BUILDINGS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLIMATIC CHANGE; DISEASES; MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS

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