Background The association between cardiovascular mortality and winter cold spells was
evaluated in the population of the Czech Republic over 21-yr period 1986–2006. No …

Weather-related health effects have attracted renewed interest because of the observed and
predicted climate change. The authors studied the short-term effects of cold weather on …

Several studies have examined the relationship of high and low air temperatures to
cardiovascular mortality in the Czech Republic. Much less is understood about heat-/cold …

Background Many studies have reported associations between temperature extremes and
cardiovascular mortality but little has been understood about differences in the effects on …

Objectives: To estimate excess mortality during heat waves and cold spells, and to identify
vulnerable population groups by age and cause of death. Methods: Daily mortality in …

No prior studies in China have investigated the health impact of cold spell. In Shanghai, we
defined the cold spell as a period of at least seven consecutive days with daily temperature …

Background Ambient temperatures can cause an increase in mortality. A better
understanding is needed of how health status and other factors modify the risk associated …

We conducted the study described in this paper to investigate the impact of ambient
temperature on mortality in the Netherlands during 1979-1997, the impact of heat waves and …

BACKGROUND: Differences in baseline mortality, age structure, and influenza epidemics
confound comparisons of cold-related increases in mortality between regions with different …

Background There is substantial evidence that mortality increases in low temperatures. Less
is known about the role of prolonged cold periods denoted as cold spells. Objective We …