Effect modification of the association between short-term meteorological factors and mortality by urban heat islands in Hong Kong

• Main Authors: Goggins W.B., Chan E.Y.Y., Ng E., Ren C., Chen L.
• Other Authors: ACCOUNTING
• Format: Article
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: article; controlled study; environmental parameters; environmental temperature; epidemic; geographic distribution; health care planning; heat injury; heat intolerance; Hong Kong; human; humidity; influenza; meteorological phenomena; mortality; pollutant; seasonal variation; summer; temperature measurement; thermal exposure; trend study; urban heat island index; urban population; wind; Air Pollution; Hot Temperature; Humans; Meteorological Concepts; Mortality; Seasons; Time Factors
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/161973
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1371/journal.pone.0038551