Heat-waves and mortality in Czech cities: A case study for the summers of 2015 and 2016
| Autor: | Arsenović Daniela, Lehnert Michal, Fiedor David, Šimáček Petr, Středová Hana, Středa Tomáš, Savić Stevan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Geographica Pannonica, Vol 23, Iss 3, Pp 162-172 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0354-8724 1820-7138 |
| Popis: | The aim of this paper was to assess the impact of heat-waves on mortality in ten Czech cities, using data recorded during the summers of 2015 and 2016. Temperature-related mortality during heat-waves was investigated by comparing mortality figures on heat-wave days and those on other days by means of the Mann-Whitney U test. Results for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases (CVD+R) mortality, as well as for mortality in the over-65 age group, show statistically significant differences (p |
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