ArticleEnvironmental research letters : ERL [Web site]2019
Temperature-related mortality: a systematic review and investigation of effect modifiers.
Article in Environmental research letters : ERL [Web site], 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 103 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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103 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Association of Indoor Temperature Level and Mental Health Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Systematic Review.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2025Pooled it
- Effect modifiers of the temperature-mortality association for general and older adults population of Brazil's metropolitan areas.Cadernos de saude publica · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of ambient temperature on mental and neurological conditions in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Environment international · 2024Pooled it
- Countrywide analysis of heat- and cold-related mortality trends in the Czech Republic: growing inequalities under recent climate warming.International journal of epidemiology · 2024Pooled it
- A Nationwide Comparative Analysis of Temperature-Related Mortality and Morbidity in Japan.Environmental health perspectives · 2023Pooled it
- Urban heat island impacts on heat-related cardiovascular morbidity: A time series analysis of older adults in US metropolitan areas.Environment international · 2023Pooled it
- The local impacts of coal and oil power plant retirements on air pollution and cardiorespiratory health in California: An application of generalized synthetic control method.Environmental research · 2023Pooled it
- The Impact of Heatwaves on Mortality and Morbidity and the Associated Vulnerability Factors: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Temperature-related mortality and associated vulnerabilities: evidence from Scotland using extended time-series datasets.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2022Pooled it
- Influence of temperature on mortality in the French overseas regions: a pledge for adaptation to heat in tropical marine climates.International journal of biometeorology · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of Short-Term Exposure to Extreme Temperatures on Mortality: A Multi-City Study in Belgium.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Green Space and Health Equity: A Systematic Review on the Potential of Green Space to Reduce Health Disparities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Exploring the Nexus Between Wider Housing Inequalities and Health: Evidence Mapping and Bibliometric Network Analysis.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2026Review
- Spatial Heterogeneity in Synergistic Effects of Extreme Heat and NO 2 Exposures on Cardiorespiratory Hospitalizations in California.Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2026Article
- Cause-specific heat-related mortality in Rio de Janeiro city: Comparing exposure metrics and the role of exposure duration.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2026Article
- Reclassifying lethal heat.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Exploring the local impacts of heat on mortality: A small-area spatial analysis of Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver, Canada.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026Article
- Heat during Pregnancy and Reduced Fetal Growth: Critical Windows of Exposure and the Intertwined Role of Air Pollution, Vegetation, and Social Stressors.Environmental science & technology · 2026Article
- Seasonality in Mortality and Health: Environmental and Demographic Perspectives.Environment & health (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Review
- Harvesting Effect and Extreme Temperature-Related Mortality in Italy.European journal of population = Revue europeenne de demographie · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: Understanding which populations are vulnerable and which factors affect vulnerability to temperature-mortality associations is important to reduce the health burden from current day weather extremes and climate change. Objectives: We reviewed population-based studies on the impact of temperature on mortality and assessed the vulnerability to temperature-mortality associations systematically. Methods: We identified 207 studies published between 1980 and 2017 and summarized findings on effect modification based on individual- and community-level characteristics. Results: In our assessment of vulnerability to temperature-mortality associations, we found strong evidence of effect modification for several individual-level factors such as age and sex. We also found limited or suggestive evidence for other individual-level factors such as education, place of death, occupation, race, marital status, and chronic conditions. Evidence on effect modification by community-level characteristics for temperature-mortality associations is limited. We found weak evidence of effect modification for population density, heating system, healthcare facilities, proximity to water, housing quality, and air pollution level. We found limited or suggestive evidence for community-level socio-economic status, latitude, urban/rural, air conditioning, climatic condition, green space, and previous winter mortality. Conclusions: Our findings provide scientific evidence on which populations could be targeted for establishing appropriate strategies to reduce the health burden from extreme temperatures, and for policies on climate change.
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