Excess winter mortality in Europe: a cross country analysis identifying key risk factors
- J. Healy
- EconomicsJournal of Epidemiology and Community Health
- 1 October 2003
High seasonal mortality in southern and western Europe could be reduced through improved protection from the cold indoors, increased public spending on health care, and improved socioeconomic circumstances resulting in more equitable income distribution.
Fuel Poverty in Europe: A Cross-Country Analysis Using A New Composite Measurement
- J. Healy, Urban InstituteIreland
- Economics
- 2003
Fuel poverty has generally been considered a British and Irish phenomenon, and the vast majority of research has emanated from those two countries. In measuring the magnitude of the problem, a…
Housing, Fuel Poverty and Health: A Pan-European Analysis
- J. Healy
- Economics
- 9 November 2004
Contents: Introduction Housing deprivation in the EU Fuel poverty in the EU: developing a composite measurement The severity of fuel poverty in Ireland Housing deprivation and self-reported health in…
Housing standards and excess winter mortality
- J. Clinch, J. Healy
- Environmental ScienceJournal of Epidemiology and Community Health
- 1 September 2000
This paper hypothesises a link between poor housing standards (in terms of thermal eYciency and heating systems) and high rates of excess winter mortality in Ireland.
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