Association between ambient temperature and economic burden of unintentional injury in Tianjin: a case-crossover study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Unintentional injuries constitute a significant global public health issue with significant social and economic costs. Previous evidence suggests ambient temperatures are associated with unintentional injury occurrences. However, the impacts of ambient temperature on unintentional injury economic burden have received little research attention. The objective of the study was to examine the association between ambient temperature and economic burden of unintentional injury.

Design

Time-stratified case-crossover study.

Setting

This study was performed at Tianjin Hospital, the largest trauma centre in Tianjin, by applying a hospital-based time-stratified case-crossover study.

Participants

The 12 241 patients admitted with unintentional injuries and meteor

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11404184 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature