Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between climate changes and hospital admissions for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. This study will investigate the associations between heatwaves and hospital admissions for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases in Catania province , in South Italy. This study will permit to recovery admission hospital data and meteorological stations data. The results of this study will provide insight into developing appropriate responses to contrast heatwaves impacts in this province to reduce the burden of Respiratory and cardiovascular effects.
Keywords
Climate change
heatwave
hospital admissions
cardiovascular diseases
respiratory diseases
ERC sector(s)
LS Life Sciences
Fields of study
Name supervisor
Margherita Ferrante
E-mail
marfer@unict.it
Name of Department/Faculty/School
Department of Medical, Surgical and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia"
Name of the host University
University of Catania (UNICT)
EUNICE partner e-mail of destination Research
eunice@unict.it
Country
Italy
Thesis level
PhD
Minimal language knowledge requisite
English B1
Thesis mode
Hybrid
Start date
Length of the research internship
Other
Financial support available (other than E+)
No