Spatial analysis of the effect of the 2010 heat wave on stroke mortality in Nanjing, China

To examine the spatial variation of stroke mortality risk during heat wave, we collected 418 stroke mortality cases with permanent addresses for a severe heat wave (July 28–August 15, 2010) and 624 cases for the reference period (July 29–August 16, 2009 and July 27–August 14, 2011) in Nanjing, China...

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Main Authors: Chen, Kai, Huang, Lei, Zhou, Lian, Ma, Zongwei, Bi, Jun, Li, Tiantian
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4451699/