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Julio Díaz is affiliated with the Instituto de Salud Carlos III in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a strong emphasis on the intersection of climate change and health impacts.

The main fields of study for Díaz include:

  • Environmental Science

Díaz's work covers several notable subfields, including:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • General Health Professions
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Physiology
  • Environmental Engineering

Their research topics encompass a range of public health and environmental issues such as:

  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • COVID-19 impact on air quality
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Health disparities and outcomes

Recent publications by Julio Díaz include:

  • The influence of climate change on food production and food safety (2022), Environmental Research
  • Impacts of climate change on the public health of the Mediterranean Basin population - Current situation, projections, preparedness and adaptation (2020), Environmental Research
  • Saharan dust intrusions in the Iberian Peninsula: Predominant synoptic conditions (2020), The Science of The Total Environment
  • The impact of heat waves on daily mortality in districts in Madrid: The effect of sociodemographic factors (2020), Environmental Research
  • Analysis of the impact of heat waves on daily mortality in urban and rural areas in Madrid (2021), Environmental Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Díaz include:

  • Cristina Linares
  • J.A. López-Bueno
  • Gerardo Sánchez Martínez
  • M. Y. Luna
  • Dante R. Culqui

Díaz publishes repeatedly in key scientific journals addressing environmental and public health topics such as:

  • Environmental Research
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Sciences Europe
  • European Journal of Public Health
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Best Publications

  • A Review of the European Summer Heat Wave of 2003

    R. García-Herrera;J. Díaz;R. M. Trigo;J. Luterbacher

  • Heat waves in Madrid 1986–1997: effects on the health of the elderly

    J. Diaz;A. Jordan;Raul Garcia;C. López

  • Road traffic noise effects on cardiovascular, respiratory, and metabolic health: An integrative model of biological mechanisms.

    Alberto Recio;Cristina Linares;José Ramón Banegas;Julio Díaz

  • How exceptional was the early August 2003 heatwave in France

    Ricardo Machado Trigo;Ricardo Machado Trigo;Ricardo García-Herrera;Julio Díaz;Isabel Franco Trigo;Isabel Franco Trigo

  • Effects of extremely hot days on people older than 65 years in Seville (Spain) from 1986 to 1997.

    J. Díaz;R. García;F. Velázquez de Castro;E. Hernández

  • Associations between Fine and Coarse Particles and Mortality in Mediterranean Cities: Results from the MED-PARTICLES Project

    Evangelia Samoli;Massimo Stafoggia;Sophia Rodopoulou;Bart Ostro

  • Impact of high temperatures on hospital admissions: comparative analysis with previous studies about mortality (Madrid).

    C. Linares;J. Díaz

  • Desert Dust Outbreaks in Southern Europe: Contribution to Daily PM10 Concentrations and Short-Term Associations with Mortality and Hospital Admissions

    Massimo Stafoggia;Stefano Zauli-Sajani;Jorge Pey;Evangelia Samoli

  • Daily mortality in Madrid community 1986–1992: Relationship with meteorological variables

    Juan Carlos Alberdi;Julio Díaz;Juan Carlos Montero;Isidro Mirón

  • Mortality impact of extreme winter temperatures.

    Julio Díaz;Ricardo García;César López;Cristina Linares

  • Short-term impact of particulate matter (PM(2.5)) on respiratory mortality in Madrid.

    Rosana Guaita;Miryam Pichiule;Tomás Maté;Cristina Linares

  • Short-term effect of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) on daily mortality due to diseases of the circulatory system in Madrid (Spain)

    T. Maté;R. Guaita;M. Pichiule;C. Linares

  • Saharan dust, particulate matter and cause-specific mortality: A case–crossover study in Barcelona (Spain)

    Laura Perez;Aurelio Tobías;Xavier Querol;Jorge Pey

  • Extreme summer temperatures in Iberia: health impacts and associated synoptic conditions

    R. García-Herrera;J. Díaz;R. M. Trigo;E. Hernández

  • Role of Saharan dust in the relationship between particulate matter and short-term daily mortality among the elderly in Madrid (Spain)

    E. Jiménez;C. Linares;D. Martínez;J. Díaz

  • Short-term effects of particulate matter constituents on daily hospitalizations and mortality in five South-European cities: results from the MED-PARTICLES project.

    Xavier Basagaña;Bénédicte Jacquemin;Angeliki Karanasiou;Bart Ostro

  • Impacts of climate change on the public health of the Mediterranean Basin population - Current situation, projections, preparedness and adaptation.

    Cristina Linares;Julio Díaz;Maya Negev;Gerardo Sánchez Martínez

  • Health impact assessment of traffic noise in Madrid (Spain).

    Aurelio Tobías;Alberto Recio;Julio Díaz;Cristina Linares

  • Geographical variation in relative risks associated with heat: Update of Spain's Heat Wave Prevention Plan

    J. Díaz;R. Carmona;I.J. Mirón;C. Ortiz

  • Short-term effects of particulate matter on total mortality during Saharan dust outbreaks: a case-crossover analysis in Madrid (Spain).

    Aurelio Tobías;Laura Pérez;Julio Díaz;Cristina Linares

  • Use of poisson regression and box-jenkins models to evaluate the short-term effects of environmental noise levels on daily emergency admissions in Madrid, Spain.

    Aurelio Tobías;Julio Díaz;Marc Saez;Juan Carlos Alberdi

  • Saharan dust intrusions in Spain: Health impacts and associated synoptic conditions

    Julio Díaz;Cristina Linares;Rocío Carmona;Ana Russo

Frequent Co-Authors

Cristina Linares
Cristina Linares Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Ricardo M. Trigo
Ricardo M. Trigo University of Lisbon
Xavier Querol
Xavier Querol Spanish National Research Council
Raquel Nieto
Raquel Nieto Universidade de Vigo
Luis Gimeno
Luis Gimeno Universidade de Vigo
Jorge Pey
Jorge Pey Spanish National Research Council
Massimo Stafoggia
Massimo Stafoggia Karolinska Institute
Francesco Forastiere
Francesco Forastiere Imperial College London
Evangelia Samoli
Evangelia Samoli National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Klea Katsouyanni
Klea Katsouyanni National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

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