Mediation of Fine Particulate Matter on the Association Between Daily Temperature and Mortality
We observed that part of the health risk from increasing temperature is attributable to PM<sub>2.5</sub>. These results suggest that the health impacts of climate change can be mitigated by regulating particulate matter pollution as well as greenhouse gas emissions.
Authors
- Dajeong Ham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9476-7514)
- Soontae Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1198-934X)
- Sanghyuk Bae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4995-6543)
- Youn‐Hee Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1290-5814)
- Ho‐Jang Kwon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9774-0480)
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Ajou University (KR)
- Catholic University of Korea (KR)
- Dankook University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Korean Medical Science
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2025.40.e115
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.60
Funders
- Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency
- Catholic University of Korea
- Ministry of Environment