Time series analysis applied on exposure to cold and daily hospital admissions in Portugal

Vasconcelos, João Viljoen de; Freire, Elisabete; Almendra, Ricardo; Santana, Paula

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Authors

Vasconcelos, João Viljoen de

Freire, Elisabete

Almendra, Ricardo

Santana, Paula

Abstract(s)

(Introduction) The impact of the exposure to cold weather on human health is very often underestimated. Excess winter mortality is commonly assumed as a natural pattern of seasonality and very rarely as a public health issue. As a consequence only few countries have designed health policies to reduce this environmental determinant for health, and very few studies try to quantify the effect of cold on mortality or morbidity.

Keywords

Cold weather Public health Mortality

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/8182

Citation

Vasconcelos, Joao & Freire, Elisabete & Almendra, R. & Santana, Paula. (2012). Time series analysis applied on exposure to cold and daily hospital admissions in Portugal [poster presentation]. UEP - Urban Environmental Polluition. Creating Healthy, Liveable Cities, Amsterdam, Netherlands, June. https//doi.org//10.13140/2.1.4545.8245.