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High ambient temperatures and risk of motor vehicle crashes in Catalonia, Spain (2000–2011): A time-series analysis [1]

xperimental studies have shown a decrease in driving performance at high temperatures. The epidemiological evidence for the relationship between heat and motor vehicle crashes is not consistent.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
01/12/2015
Xavier Basagaña [3], Juan Pablo Escalera-Antezana [4], Payam Dadvand & et al [5]
Environmental Health Perspectives [6]
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1309-1316
Tags:
Heat Waves [7], Traffic Accidents [8], Spain [9], Research [10], Climate [11], Global Warming [12]
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[2] http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/1409223/
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/juan-pablo-escalera-antezana
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