Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Projecting future heat-related mortality under climate change scenarios : a systematic review

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Projecting future heat-related mortality under climate change scenarios : a systematic review / Cunrui Huang... [et al.]. — North Carolina : NIEHS, 2011

(Environmental health perspectives)

Sumario: The authors conducted a systematic review of research and methods for projecting future heat-related mortality under climate change scenarios. The review included 14 studies that fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Most projections showed that climate change would result in a substantial increase in heat-related mortality. Projecting heat-related mortality requires understanding of the historical temperature-mortality relationships, and consideration of the future changes in climate, population and acclimatization. Further research is needed to provide a stronger theoretical framework for projections, including a better understanding of socio-economic development, adaptation strategies, land-use patterns, air pollution and mortality displacement

1. Cambio climático . 2. Mortalidad . 3. Proyecciones demográficas . 4. Perfiles de temperatura . 5. Desarrollo sostenible . 6. Salud ambiental . I. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences . II. Enviromental health perspectives .