Silva, Susana PereiraRoquette, RitaNunes, Baltazar2018-02-142018-02-142017-09-07http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/4961Direct effects of ambient temperature on human health are known and, specifically for high temperatures, can range from moderate skin irritations to the so-called heat stroke. Excess temperature can also have adverse effects on health by aggravating preexisting diseases such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, diabetes, among others1-2. In Portugal, similarly to other countries, the effects of excess heat on health are known, specifically on mortality, in situations of sudden and intense temperature increase, i.e. during the so-called heat waves2-7. The objective of this work was to evaluate, in mainland Portugal districts, the extreme temperature effects on mortality on summer of 2013.engSummer 2013Extreme TemperaturesPortugalHealth EffectsMortalityDaily Mortality SurveillanceCalorMortalidadeVigilância Diária de MortalidadeEstados de Saúde e de Doençaconference object