A total of 1,806 participants were lost in subsequent surveys but had contributed person-time until their loss. There were 3,249 deaths during the summer months (May to September) and 6,131 deaths outside of the summer season. Extended Data Fig. 3 Population attributable fractions (PAF) of...
The major heat wave in Europe in the summer of 2003 caused 15,000 deaths in France alone5,6,7,8,9 and has prompted several investigations of the relationship between human health and maximum daily ambient temperature10,11,12. It has been reported that elderly, defined as people who are ...
Zhang Y, Nitschke M, Krackowizer A, Dear K, Pisaniello D, Weinstein P, Tucker G, Shakib S, Bi P (2017) Risk factors for deaths during the 2009 heat wave in Adelaide, Australia: a matched case-control study. Int J Biometeorol 61(1):35–47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-016-118...