environmental exposure
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Complications
- cold weather is associated with more deaths than hot weather[1]
- 8% of deaths attributable to cold or hot weather
More general terms
More specific terms
- altitude sickness
- barotrauma
- cold injury
- contact dermatitis (exogenous eczema)
- drowning
- heat injury; heat stress; heat illness
- motion (travel) sickness
- noise exposure
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gasparrini A et al Mortality risk attributable to high and low ambient temperature: a multicountry observational study. Lancet. May 20, 2015 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26003380 <Internet> http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2814%2962114-0/abstract
Dear K, Wang Z Climate and health: mortality attributable to heat and cold. Lancet. May 20, 2015 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26003381 <Internet> http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2815%2960897-2/abstract