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. 2022 Oct 14;3(10):656-660.
doi: 10.1016/j.medj.2022.09.004.

Extreme temperatures and mortality in Latin America: Voices are needed from the Global South

Yuming Guo  1 , Bo Wen  2 , Yao Wu  2 , Rongbin Xu  2 , Shanshan Li  3
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Extreme temperatures and mortality in Latin America: Voices are needed from the Global South

Yuming Guo et al. Med. .
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Abstract

Recent work by Kephart et al.1 updates estimates for mortality burden attributable to non-optimal ambient temperatures in Latin America, which helps to understand the climate-related health risks and burden in less-developed areas. Here, we discuss the main findings and focus on methodology that remains controversial in heat health field.

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Declaration of interests The authors declare no competing interests.

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  • City-level impact of extreme temperatures and mortality in Latin America.
    Kephart JL, Sánchez BN, Moore J, Schinasi LH, Bakhtsiyarava M, Ju Y, Gouveia N, Caiaffa WT, Dronova I, Arunachalam S, Diez Roux AV, Rodríguez DA. Kephart JL, et al. Nat Med. 2022 Aug;28(8):1700-1705. doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01872-6. Epub 2022 Jun 27. Nat Med. 2022. PMID: 35760859 Free PMC article.

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