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Heat Stress and Public Health : A Critical Review by SARI KOVATS, R, HAJAT, Shakoor

“…Heat is an environmental and occupational hazard. The prevention of deaths in the community caused by extreme high temperatures (heat waves) is now an issue of…”
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Climate Change, Crop Yields, and Undernutrition: Development of a Model to Quantify the Impact of Climate Scenarios on Child Undernutrition by Lloyd, Simon J., Kovats, R. Sari, Chalabi, Zaid

“…Background: Global climate change is anticipated to reduce future cereal yields and threaten food security, thus potentially increasing the risk of…”
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Hot weather and heat extremes: health risks by Ebi, Kristie L, Capon, Anthony, Berry, Peter, Broderick, Carolyn, de Dear, Richard, Havenith, George, Honda, Yasushi, Kovats, R Sari, Ma, Wei, Malik, Arunima, Morris, Nathan B, Nybo, Lars, Seneviratne, Sonia I, Vanos, Jennifer, Jay, Ollie

“…Hot ambient conditions and associated heat stress can increase mortality and morbidity, as well as increase adverse pregnancy outcomes and negatively affect…”
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Reducing the health effects of hot weather and heat extremes: from personal cooling strategies to green cities by Jay, Ollie, Capon, Anthony, Berry, Peter, Broderick, Carolyn, de Dear, Richard, Havenith, George, Honda, Yasushi, Kovats, R Sari, Ma, Wei, Malik, Arunima, Morris, Nathan B, Nybo, Lars, Seneviratne, Sonia I, Vanos, Jennifer, Ebi, Kristie L

“…Heat extremes (ie, heatwaves) already have a serious impact on human health, with ageing, poverty, and chronic illnesses as aggravating factors. As the global…”
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Effect of night-time temperatures on cause and age-specific mortality in London by Murage, Peninah, Hajat, Shakoor, Kovats, R. Sari

“…High ambient temperatures are associated with an acute increase in mortality risk. Although heat exposure during the night is anecdotally cited as being…”
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The effect of high temperatures on cause-specific mortality in England and Wales by Gasparrini, Antonio, Armstrong, Ben, Kovats, Sari, Wilkinson, Paul

“…ObjectivesSeveral observational studies have suggested an association between high temperatures and all-cause mortality. However, estimates on more specific…”
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The use of climate information to estimate future mortality from high ambient temperature: A systematic literature review by Sanderson, Michael, Arbuthnott, Katherine, Kovats, Sari, Hajat, Shakoor, Falloon, Pete

“…Heat related mortality is of great concern for public health, and estimates of future mortality under a warming climate are important for planning of resources…”
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An Approach for Assessing Human Health Vulnerability and Public Health Interventions to Adapt to Climate Change by Ebi, Kristie L., R. Sari Kovats, Bettina Menne

“…Assessments of the potential human health impacts of climate change are needed to inform the development of adaptation strategies, policies, and measures to…”
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What individual and neighbourhood-level factors increase the risk of heat-related mortality? A case-crossover study of over 185,000 deaths in London using high-resolution climate datasets by Murage, Peninah, Kovats, Sari, Sarran, Christophe, Taylor, Jonathon, McInnes, Rachel, Hajat, Shakoor

“…•People living in urban areas that have more trees and more vegetation experience lower temperatures.•We demonstrate for the first time in the UK the benefit…”
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Haze, public health and mitigation measures in China: A review of the current evidence for further policy response by Gao, Jinghong, Woodward, Alistair, Vardoulakis, Sotiris, Kovats, Sari, Wilkinson, Paul, Li, Liping, Xu, Lei, Li, Jing, Yang, Jun, Li, Jing, Cao, Lina, Liu, Xiaobo, Wu, Haixia, Liu, Qiyong

“…With rapid economic development, China has been plagued by choking air pollution in recent years, and the frequent occurrence of haze episodes has caused…”
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The impact of the 2003 heat wave on mortality in Shanghai, China by Huang, Wei, Kan, Haidong, Kovats, Sari

“…In 2003, Shanghai recorded the hottest summer in over 50 years. We investigated the impact on the mortality of a heat wave in 2003 in Shanghai. We calculated…”
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Impact of climate change on global malaria distribution by Caminade, Cyril, Kovats, Sari, Rocklov, Joacim, Tompkins, Adrian M., Morse, Andrew P., Colón-González, Felipe J., Stenlund, Hans, Martens, Pim, Lloyd, Simon J.

“…Malaria is an important disease that has a global distribution and significant health burden. The spatial limits of its distribution and seasonal activity are…”
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Relationship between daily suicide counts and temperature in England and Wales by Page, Lisa A., Hajat, Shakoor, Kovats, R. Sari

“…Seasonal fluctuation in suicide has been observed in many populations. High temperature may contribute to this, but the effect of short-term fluctuations in…”
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The Lancet Countdown: tracking progress on health and climate change by Watts, Nick, Dr, Adger, W Neil, Prof, Ayeb-Karlsson, Sonja, MA, Bai, Yuqi, PhD, Byass, Peter, Prof, Campbell-Lendrum, Diarmid, DPhil, Colbourn, Tim, PhD, Cox, Peter, Prof, Davies, Michael, Prof, Depledge, Michael, Prof, Depoux, Anneliese, PhD, Dominguez-Salas, Paula, PhD, Drummond, Paul, MSc, Ekins, Paul, Prof, Flahault, Antoine, Prof, Grace, Delia, PhD, Graham, Hilary, Prof, Haines, Andy, Prof, Hamilton, Ian, PhD, Johnson, Anne, Prof, Kelman, Ilan, PhD, Kovats, Sari, PhD, Liang, Lu, PhD, Lott, Melissa, MSEng, Lowe, Robert, Prof, Luo, Yong, Prof, Mace, Georgina, Prof, Maslin, Mark, Prof, Morrissey, Karyn, PhD, Murray, Kris, PhD, Neville, Tara, MSc, Nilsson, Maria, PhD, Oreszczyn, Tadj, Prof, Parthemore, Christine, MA, Pencheon, David, MA, Robinson, Elizabeth, Prof, Schütte, Stefanie, PhD, Shumake-Guillemot, Joy, DrPH, Vineis, Paolo, Prof, Wilkinson, Paul, Prof, Wheeler, Nicola, MSc, Xu, Bing, PhD, Yang, Jun, PhD, Yin, Yongyuan, PhD, Yu, Chaoqing, PhD, Gong, Peng, Prof, Montgomery, Hugh, Prof, Costello, Anthony, Prof

“…Summary The Lancet Countdown: tracking progress on health and climate change is an international, multidisciplinary research collaboration between academic…”
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Extreme weather events and maternal health in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review by Pappas, Anna, Kovats, Sari, Ranganathan, Meghna

“…BackgroundDespite global efforts to improve maternal health and healthcare, women throughout the world endure poor health during pregnancy. Extreme weather…”
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Drinking Water Salinity and Maternal Health in Coastal Bangladesh: Implications of Climate Change by Khan, Aneire Ehmar, Ireson, Andrew, Kovats, Sari, Mojumder, Sontosh Kumar, Khusru, Amirul, Rahman, Atiq, Vineis, Paolo

“…Background: Drinking water from natural sources in coastal Bangladesh has become contaminated by varying degrees of salinity due to saltwater intrusion from…”
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Temperature-related deaths in people with psychosis, dementia and substance misuse by Page, Lisa A., Hajat, Shakoor, Kovats, R. Sari, Howard, Louise M.

“…Climate change is expected to have significant effects on human health, partly through an increase in extreme events such as heatwaves. People with mental…”
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The impact of heat waves on mortality in 9 European cities: results from the EuroHEAT project by D'Ippoliti, Daniela, Michelozzi, Paola, Marino, Claudia, de'Donato, Francesca, Menne, Bettina, Katsouyanni, Klea, Kirchmayer, Ursula, Analitis, Antonis, Medina-Ramón, Mercedes, Paldy, Anna, Atkinson, Richard, Kovats, Sari, Bisanti, Luigi, Schneider, Alexandra, Lefranc, Agnès, Iñiguez, Carmen, Perucci, Carlo A

“…The present study aimed at developing a standardized heat wave definition to estimate and compare the impact on mortality by gender, age and death causes in…”
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Heatwaves, hospitals and health system resilience in England: a qualitative assessment of frontline perspectives from the hot summer of 2019 by Brooks, Katya, Landeg, Owen, Kovats, Sari, Sewell, Mark, OConnell, Emer

“…ObjectiveTo critically assess the impacts of very hot weather on (i) frontline staff in hospitals in England and (ii) on healthcare delivery and patient…”
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Impact of high ambient temperature on unintentional injuries in high-income countries: a narrative systematic literature review by Otte im Kampe, Eveline, Kovats, Sari, Hajat, Shakoor

“…ObjectivesGiven the likelihood of increased hot weather due to climate change, it is crucial to have prevention measures in place to reduce the health burden…”
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