Exploring the influence of short-term temperature patterns on temperature-related mortality: a case-study of Melbourne, Australia.

Environ Health · 2016 · PMC5105247 · PMID 27832786

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So, a positive slope indicates there was an overall trend in temperatures rising over the window of interest, a negative slope implies a decreasing trend, and a zero slope indicates stability or neither a decreasing or increasing trend.

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