Lagged Effect of Diurnal Temperature Range on Mortality in a Subtropical Megacity of China

Yuan Luo; Yonghui Zhang; Tao Liu; Shannon Rutherford; Yanjun Xu; Xiaojun Xu; Wei Wu; Jianpeng Xiao; Weilin Zeng; Cordia Chu; Wenjun Ma

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0055280

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Lagged Effect of Diurnal Temperature Range on Mortality in a Subtropical Megacity of China

Yuan Luo,

Affiliations Department of Environment and Health, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Yonghui Zhang,

Affiliation Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Tao Liu,

Affiliations Department of Environment and Health, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Shannon Rutherford,

Affiliation Center for Environment and Population Health, School of Environment, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Yanjun Xu,

Affiliation Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Xiaojun Xu,

Affiliation Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Wei Wu,

Affiliations Department of Environment and Health, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Jianpeng Xiao,

Affiliations Department of Environment and Health, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Weilin Zeng,

Affiliations Department of Environment and Health, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Cordia Chu,

Affiliation Center for Environment and Population Health, School of Environment, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Wenjun Ma

* E-mail: mwj68@tom.com

Affiliations Department of Environment and Health, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Lagged Effect of Diurnal Temperature Range on Mortality in a Subtropical Megacity of China

Yuan Luo,
Yonghui Zhang,
Tao Liu,
Shannon Rutherford,
Yanjun Xu,
Xiaojun Xu,
Wei Wu,
Jianpeng Xiao,
Weilin Zeng,
Cordia Chu

Published: February 6, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055280

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