Nature Communications (Jul 2021)
Heatstroke predictions by machine learning, weather information, and an all-population registry for 12-hour heatstroke alerts
- Soshiro Ogata,
- Misa Takegami,
- Taira Ozaki,
- Takahiro Nakashima,
- Daisuke Onozuka,
- Shunsuke Murata,
- Yuriko Nakaoku,
- Koyu Suzuki,
- Akihito Hagihara,
- Teruo Noguchi,
- Koji Iihara,
- Keiichi Kitazume,
- Tohru Morioka,
- Shin Yamazaki,
- Takahiro Yoshida,
- Yoshiki Yamagata,
- Kunihiro Nishimura
Affiliations
- Soshiro Ogata
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
- Misa Takegami
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
- Taira Ozaki
- Department of Civil, Environmental and Applied Systems Engineering, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering, Kansai University
- Takahiro Nakashima
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
- Daisuke Onozuka
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
- Shunsuke Murata
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
- Yuriko Nakaoku
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
- Koyu Suzuki
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
- Akihito Hagihara
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
- Teruo Noguchi
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
- Koji Iihara
- Director General, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Hospital
- Keiichi Kitazume
- Department of Civil, Environmental and Applied Systems Engineering, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering, Kansai University
- Tohru Morioka
- Department of Civil, Environmental and Applied Systems Engineering, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering, Kansai University
- Shin Yamazaki
- Health and Environmental Risk Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies
- Takahiro Yoshida
- Earth System Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies
- Yoshiki Yamagata
- Earth System Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies
- Kunihiro Nishimura
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24823-0
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 12,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 11
Abstract
In the context of climate change, heatstroke is expected to become an increasingly relevant public health concern. Here, the authors develop and validate prediction models for the number of all heatstroke cases in different cities in Japan.
