Associations of heat with diseases and specific symptoms in Flanders, Belgium: An 8-year retrospective study of general practitioner registration data
Our findings indicated that the occurrence of certain symptoms and illnesses during summer season is associated to high temperature or environmental exposures that are augmented by elevated temperatures. Overall, unlike hospitalization data, GP visits data provide broader population coverage, revealing a more accurate representation of heat-health association.
Authors
- Gijs Van Pottelbergh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4189-3517)
- Elisa Duarte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5278-9643)
- Els Verachtert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9939-5441)
- K. Van de Vel
- Raf Aerts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4018-0790)
- B. Cox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9824-6276)
- Bert Vaes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5244-1930)
- Simon Gabriël Beerten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3695-2452)
- Charlotte Scheerens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4407-9462)
- Endale Alemayehu Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0729-5959)
Institutions
- Impact Assessment (US)
- Department of Public Health (US)
- Flemish Institute for Technological Research (BE)
- Hasselt University (BE)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environment International
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.109097
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.52