The association between power outages and cardiovascular and respiratory hospitalizations among US Medicare beneficiaries in 2018: A case-crossover study
Power outages may increase the risk of CVD and respiratory hospitalizations among US older adults. Improving electricity reliability could support community health and protect older adults from CVD and respiratory disease exacerbations.
Authors
- Daniel Mork (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7924-0706)
- Joan A. Casey
- Vivian Do
- Heather McBrien
- Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004923
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 31.09