Skip to main content

Lund University Publications

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Extremvärme ett ökande problem för globala folkhälsan : Klimatförändringarnas negativa hälsoeffekter drabbar även Sverige

Fagerberg, Björn ; Kjellström, Tord ; Barregård, Lars and Vilhelmsson, Andreas LU orcid (2016) In Läkartidningen 113(31-33).
Abstract

High temperatures have a direct impact on body functions. Heat waves increase mortality risks due to myocardial infarction, stroke, and pulmonary disease. Cold temperatures also increase mortality, but with a longer latency. A recent study found only a small difference between the minimal mortality temperature (MMT) and the temperatures at which mortality rose steeply, although the majority of deaths occurred at temperatures below MMT. Global climate change with increasing temperatures seriously threatens health, work capacity, and generation of household incomes, particularly among poor people in hot countries. In Sweden, heat waves increase mortality in vulnerable groups of elderly people and patients with chronic heart and lung... (More)

High temperatures have a direct impact on body functions. Heat waves increase mortality risks due to myocardial infarction, stroke, and pulmonary disease. Cold temperatures also increase mortality, but with a longer latency. A recent study found only a small difference between the minimal mortality temperature (MMT) and the temperatures at which mortality rose steeply, although the majority of deaths occurred at temperatures below MMT. Global climate change with increasing temperatures seriously threatens health, work capacity, and generation of household incomes, particularly among poor people in hot countries. In Sweden, heat waves increase mortality in vulnerable groups of elderly people and patients with chronic heart and lung diseases, as well as those performing intensive physical work in hot environments. The medical profession can play an important role not only in prevention of climate change, but also in adaptation to climate change with the goal of minimizing health risks.

(Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
; ; and
organization
alternative title
Not Available
publishing date
type
Contribution to journal
publication status
published
subject
in
Läkartidningen
volume
113
issue
31-33
publisher
Swedish Medical Association
external identifiers
  • pmid:27459087
  • scopus:85020374598
  • scopus:84982915245
ISSN
0023-7205
language
Swedish
LU publication?
yes
id
62720399-a587-4e09-98c6-64915f684f17
date added to LUP
2016-09-05 09:38:00
date last changed
2024-10-05 01:06:35
@article{62720399-a587-4e09-98c6-64915f684f17,
  abstract     = {{<p>High temperatures have a direct impact on body functions. Heat waves increase mortality risks due to myocardial infarction, stroke, and pulmonary disease. Cold temperatures also increase mortality, but with a longer latency. A recent study found only a small difference between the minimal mortality temperature (MMT) and the temperatures at which mortality rose steeply, although the majority of deaths occurred at temperatures below MMT. Global climate change with increasing temperatures seriously threatens health, work capacity, and generation of household incomes, particularly among poor people in hot countries. In Sweden, heat waves increase mortality in vulnerable groups of elderly people and patients with chronic heart and lung diseases, as well as those performing intensive physical work in hot environments. The medical profession can play an important role not only in prevention of climate change, but also in adaptation to climate change with the goal of minimizing health risks.</p>}},
  author       = {{Fagerberg, Björn and Kjellström, Tord and Barregård, Lars and Vilhelmsson, Andreas}},
  issn         = {{0023-7205}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  number       = {{31-33}},
  publisher    = {{Swedish Medical Association}},
  series       = {{Läkartidningen}},
  title        = {{Extremvärme ett ökande problem för globala folkhälsan : Klimatförändringarnas negativa hälsoeffekter drabbar även Sverige}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/19597396/11828724.pdf}},
  volume       = {{113}},
  year         = {{2016}},
}