Effect of Average Heat Index on the Diagnosis of Amoebic Diarrhea in Emergency Departments: A Climate Change Perspective Study
This study determined that in diarrhea patients presenting to the ED, the average increase in the heat index during the week prior to admission influenced the detection rate of amoebic infections.
Authors
- Sarper Yılmaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8166-659X)
- Ömerul Faruk Aydın (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4279-297X)
- Neslihan Ergün Süzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4839-8110)
Institutions
- University of Health Science (KH)
- Istanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University (TR)
- Npistanbul Brain Hospital (TR)
- Dr Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- University of Turkish Aeronautical Association (TR)
- Kocaeli Üniversitesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2025.10169
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00