2024
DOI: 10.2196/preprints.67128
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Assessing climate change’s impact on cardiopulmonary health in the canton of Valais: a pilot study protocol (Preprint)

Omar Portela Dos Santos,
Paulo Jorge Pereira Alves,
Henk Verloo

Abstract: BACKGROUND Climate change is a challenge for health and humanity. In Switzerland, the canton of Valais is considered one of the driest regions in the Alps. Its air pollution can reach high levels; temperatures reach extremes of cold and heat. These climatic changes are harming the population’s health and well-being. According to the Swiss Health Observatory, the emergency departments of Switzerland’s 100 largest hospitals treated 1.722million cases in 2016, equivalent to 4,718 admission… Show more

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