Summer temperature and emergency room visits due to urinary tract infection in South Korea: a national time-stratified case-crossover study
Our results are consistent with the hypothesis that higher summer temperatures increase the risk of severe UTIs, and the risk might be different by sub-populations.
Authors
- Youngrin Kwag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3231-2493)
- Jiwoo Park
- Whanhee Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5723-9061)
- Cinoo Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6230-7257)
- Hyemin Jang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3152-1274)
- Duk‐Hee Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8475-8932)
- Jieun Min (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1777-4972)
- Dohoon Kwon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3214-3394)
- Eunhee Ha
Institutions
- Ewha Womans University (KR)
- Seoul National University (KR)
- Ewha Womans University Medical Center (KR)
- Pusan National University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19454-1
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55
Funders
- National Research Foundation
- Ewha Womans University
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea
- Institute for Information and Communications Technology Promotion