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Published in: Systematic Reviews 1/2021

Open Access 01-12-2021 | Climate Change | Protocol

Climate change and health in North America: literature review protocol

Authors: Sherilee L. Harper, Ashlee Cunsolo, Amreen Babujee, Shaugn Coggins, Mauricio Domínguez Aguilar, Carlee J. Wright

Published in: Systematic Reviews | Issue 1/2021

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Abstract

Background

Climate change is a defining issue and grand challenge for the health sector in North America. Synthesizing evidence on climate change impacts, climate-health adaptation, and climate-health mitigation is crucial for health practitioners and decision-makers to effectively understand, prepare for, and respond to climate change impacts on human health. This protocol paper outlines our process to systematically conduct a literature review to investigate the climate-health evidence base in North America.

Methods

A search string will be used to search CINAHL®, Web of Science™, Scopus®, Embase® via Ovid, and MEDLINE® via Ovid aggregator databases. Articles will be screened using inclusion/exclusion criteria by two independent reviewers. First, the inclusion/exclusion criteria will be applied to article titles and abstracts, and then to the full articles. Included articles will be analyzed using quantitative and qualitative methods.

Discussion

This protocol describes review methods that will be used to systematically and transparently create a database of articles published in academic journals that examine climate-health in North America.
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Metadata
Title
Climate change and health in North America: literature review protocol
Authors
Sherilee L. Harper
Ashlee Cunsolo
Amreen Babujee
Shaugn Coggins
Mauricio Domínguez Aguilar
Carlee J. Wright
Publication date
01-12-2021
Publisher
BioMed Central
Keyword
Climate Change
Published in
Systematic Reviews / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 2046-4053
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-020-01543-y

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