High temperatures and emergency department visits in 18 sites with different climatic characteristics in China: Risk assessment and attributable fraction identification

Health impacts of high temperatures on hospital emergency department visits (EDVs) have been less reported, especially from developing countries. To investigate high temperature–EDVs relationship in various regions with different climatic characteristics, to explore the regional differences, to identify vulnerable populations, and to provide scientific evidence for climate change adaptation strategies in China. Daily data on weather, air...