nontropical
and daily mortality counts have shown distinct
seasonal patterns. In addition, relevant population characteristics
such as smoking habits, occupational exposure,
time spent outdoors, exercise patterns, daily activities,
use of air conditioners, and the provision and use of
medical services may differ in Bangkok relative to the
United States and Western Europe. Therefore, replication
of the previous mortality findings using data from
Bangkok provides an important test of the hypothesis of
an association.