Short-term relationships between winter temperatures and cardiac disease mortality in Cape Town.
Year: 1995
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The short-term relationship between winter temperatures and cardiac disease mortality in Cape Town was investigated for the period 1978-1985. The mortality data were stratified according to age (0-4 years, 5-59 years, 60 years and older), while the temperature data comprised daily maximum and minimum temperatures at Cape Town International Airport. The analyses identified a strong lagged relationship between extreme (high and low) temperatures and daily mortality, and it was established that large daily temperature variations were associated with above-average mortality rates.
Source: PubMed
Authors: J C Heunis, J Olivier, D E Bourne
Institution: Stellenbosch University
Language: English
Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2166692796