Ambient heat exposure and COPD hospitalisations in England: a nationwide case-crossover study during 2007-2018.

Konstantinoudis Garyfallos Cosetta MinelliAna Maria Vicedo-CabreraJoan BallesterAntonio GasparriniMarta Blangiardo

Published in: Thorax (2022)

Our study suggests that resources should be allocated to support the public health systems, for instance, through developing or expanding heat-health alerts, to challenge the increasing future heat-related COPD hospitalisation burden.

Keyphrases

heat stress
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
healthcare
lung function
air pollution
mental health
public health
particulate matter
cross sectional
emergency department
health information
risk factors
climate change
social media
electronic health record
human health