Ambient temperature and the variability between neighbouring days impacts in-patient hospitalizations in the United Kingdom
Our findings suggest the need for multilevel mitigation and adaptation strategies for strengthening individual and urban resilience to minimize adverse health effects attributable to temperature extremes.
Authors
- Ka Yan Lai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0764-244X)
- Chinmoy Sarkar
- Chris Webster
- John Gallacher
Institutions
- Hong Kong Baptist University (HK)
- Saint Francis University (HK)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-01355-y
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Hong Kong
- Dementias Platform UK
- Medical Research Council