The effect of extreme cold temperatures on the risk of death in the two major Portuguese cities.

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Published in Int J Biometeorol on June 18, 2016

Authors

Liliana Antunes1,2, Susana Pereira Silva3, Jorge Marques4, Baltazar Nunes3,5, Sílvia Antunes4

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Climate and Climatic Changes, Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Lisbon, Portugal. liliana.antunes@insa.min-saude.pt.
2: Department of Epidemiology, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Av. Padre Cruz, Lisbon, 1649-016, Portugal. liliana.antunes@insa.min-saude.pt.
3: Department of Epidemiology, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Av. Padre Cruz, Lisbon, 1649-016, Portugal.
4: Department of Climate and Climatic Changes, Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Lisbon, Portugal.
5: Centro de Investigação em Saúde Pública, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.

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