High Temperatures Enhanced Acute Mortality Effects of Ambient Particle Pollution in the Oven City of Wuhan China

摘要

Background We investigated whether the effect of air pollution on daily mortality is enhanced by high temperatures in Wuhan, China, using data from 2001 to 2004. Wuhan has been called an “oven” city because of its hot summers. Approximately 4.5 million permanent residents live in the 201-km² core area of the city.