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Mortality among the homeless: Causes and meteorological relationships.

Jerzy RomaszkoIwona CymesEwa DragańskaRobert KuchtaKatarzyna Glińska-Lewczuk
Published in: PloS one (2017)
Our results indicate excessive mortality among the homeless as well as the weak and rather typical influence of atmospheric conditions on mortality rates in this subpopulation, except for a greater risk of cold related deaths than in the general population. UTCI may serve as a useful tool to predict death risk in this group of people.
Keyphrases
  • cardiovascular events
  • risk factors
  • mental illness
  • air pollution
  • coronary artery disease
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • particulate matter