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Heat-related and cold-related deaths in England and Wales: who is at risk? by Hajat, S, Kovats, R S, Lachowycz, K

“…Background: Despite the high burden from exposure to both hot and cold weather each year in England and Wales, there has been relatively little investigation…”
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Contrasting patterns of mortality and hospital admissions during hot weather and heat waves in Greater London, UK by Kovats, R S, Hajat, S, Wilkinson, P

“…Background: Epidemiological research has shown that mortality increases during hot weather and heat waves, but little is known about the effect on non-fatal…”
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The effect of temperature on food poisoning: a time-series analysis of salmonellosis in ten European countries by KOVATS, R. S., EDWARDS, S. J., HAJAT, S., ARMSTRONG, B. G., EBI, K. L., MENNE, B.

“…We investigated the relationship between environmental temperature and reported Salmonella infections in 10 European populations. Poisson regression adapted…”
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Impact of hot temperatures on death in London: a time series approach by Hajat, S, Kovats, R S, Atkinson, R W, Haines, A

“…Study objective: This study investigated the relation between heat and mortality in London to determine the temperature threshold at which death rates increase…”
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Early effects of climate change: do they include changes in vector-borne disease? by Kovats, R. S., Campbell-Lendrum, D. H., McMichel, A. J., Woodward, A., Cox, J. St H.

“…The world's climate appears now to be changing at an unprecedented rate. Shifts in the distribution and behaviour of insect and bird species indicate that…”
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Excess mortality in England and Wales, and in Greater London, during the 1995 heatwave by Rooney, C, McMichael, A J, Kovats, R S, Coleman, M P

“…STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact on mortality of the heatwave in England and Wales during July and August 1995 and to describe any difference in mortality…”
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Climate change and malaria: analysis of the SRES climate and socio-economic scenarios by van Lieshout, M., Kovats, R.S., Livermore, M.T.J., Martens, P.

“…The distribution and seasonal transmission of malaria is affected by climate, as both vector and parasite are sensitive to temperature. A global model of…”
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The consequences of CO2 stabilisation for the impacts of climate change by ARNELL, N. W, CANNELL, M. G. R, HULME, M, KOVATS, R. S, MITCHELL, J. F. B, NICHOLLS, R. J, PARRY, M. L, LIVERMORE, M. T. J, WHITE, A

“…This paper reports the main results of an assessment of the global-scale implications of the stabilisation of atmospheric CO2 concentrations at 750 ppm (by…”
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Climate change and future populations at risk of malaria by Martens, P., Kovats, R.S., Nijhof, S., de Vries, P., Livermore, M.T.J., Bradley, D.J., Cox, J., McMichael, A.J.

“…Global estimates of the potential impact of climate change on malaria transmission were calculated based on future climate scenarios produced by the HadCM2 and…”
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Climate change and human health: Impacts, vulnerability and public health by Haines, A., Kovats, R.S., Campbell-Lendrum, D., Corvalan, C.

“…It is now widely accepted that climate change is occurring as a result of the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere arising from the combustion of…”
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El Niño and human health by Kovats, R S

“…The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the best known example of quasi-periodic natural climate variability on the interannual time scale. It comprises…”
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Climate change adaptation in the reorganized UK public health system: a view from local government by Negev, M, Kovats, R.S

“…Highlights • Local authority health professionals perceive climate change as a risk to health in the UK. • They take responsive measures to combat short-term…”
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Climate change and human health: impacts, vulnerability, and mitigation by Haines, A, Kovats, R S, Campbell-Lendrum, D, Corvalan, C

“…It is now widely accepted that climate change is occurring as a result of the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere arising from the combustion of…”
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Climate change and human health in Europe by Kovats, R Sari, Haines, Andrew, Stanwell-Smith, Rosalind, Martens, Pim, Menne, Bettina, Bertollini, Roberto

“…Europe has experienced significant warming in recent decades, and this is likely to continue. Climate warming and changes in rainfall patterns may have…”
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Global assessment of El Niño's disaster burden by Bouma, M J, Kovats, R S, Goubet, S A, Cox, J S, Haines, A

“…Natural disasters have profound effects on health and require medical intervention as part of relief operations. The world's populations are becoming…”
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The impact of the 2003 heat wave on daily mortality in England and Wales and the use of rapid weekly mortality estimates by Johnson, H, Kovats, R S, McGregor, G, Stedman, J, Gibbs, M, Walton, H

“…This paper describes a retrospective analysis of the impact of the 2003 heat wave on mortality in England and Wales, and compares this with rapid estimates…”
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Climate change and climate variability : Adaptations to reduce adverse health impacts by MCMICHAEL, A. J, KOVATS, R. S

“…Global climate change is likely to have a range of consequences for human health as a result of disturbance or weakening of the biosphere's natural or…”
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Impacts of global environmental change on future health and health care in tropical countries by McMichael, Anthony J, Patz, Jonathan, Kovats, R Sari

“…The aggregate human impact on the environment now exceeds the limits of absorption or regeneration of various major biophysical systems, at global and regional…”
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Global health and environmental change: linking research and policy by Kovats, RS, Butler, CD

“…► The future impacts on health of environmental changes in the coming decades are becoming better understood. The ‘climate change penalty’ will undermine…”
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Climate variability and campylobacter infection: an international study by Kovats, R.S, Edwards, S.J, Charron, D, Cowden, J, D'Souza, R.M, Ebi, K.L, Gauci, C, Gerner-Smidt, P, Hajat, S, Hales, S

“…Campylobacter is among the most important agents of enteritis in developed countries. We have described the potential environmental determinants of the…”
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