openalexmedRxiv2026-07-23
Joint effects of temperature and relative humidity on COPD hospital admissions in England, 2003-2021: A nationwide case crossover study
Di Xi, Arturo de la Cruz Libardi, Ana Catarina Pinho-Gomes, Bethan Davies, Antonio Gasparrini, Marta Blangiardo, et al.
Background: Heat exposure has been linked to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) outcomes, but evidence on relative humidity and humidity-temperature interaction remains limited and inconsistent. Methods: We conducted a nationwide time-stratified case-crossover study of…