Spatiotemporal analysis of heat and heat wave effects on elderly mortality in Texas, 2006-2011

Authors

Lung-Chang Chien, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Yuming Guo, The University of Queensland
Kai Zhang, The University of Texas

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-15-2016

Publication Title

Science of the Total Environment

Volume

562

First page number:

845

Last page number:

851

Abstract

Heat and heat waves have been linked to the increased risk of deaths, hospital admissions, and emergency visits. This study presents a spatiotemporal analysis of heat and heat wave effects on elderly mortality (≥65 years) in Texas.

Repository Citation

Chien, L., Guo, Y., Zhang, K. (2016). Spatiotemporal analysis of heat and heat wave effects on elderly mortality in Texas, 2006-2011. Science of the Total Environment, 562 845-851.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.04.042