Home truths and cool admissions: New Zealand housing attributes and excess winter hospitalisation Lucy Telfar-Barnard – PhD 2010 Background: The ratio of winter to non-winter mortality rates, or excess winter mortality (EWM), is higher in temperate countries, including New Zealand. Many studies suggest housing differences as a possible explanation. Home heating and insulation levels have … Continue reading Telfar-Barnard – 2010 – winter hospitalisation