The effect of heat waves on mortality in susceptible groups: a cohort study of a mediterranean and a northern European City

BACKGROUND: Climate change is projected to increase the number and intensity of extreme weather events, for example heat waves. Heat waves have adverse health effects, especially for the elderly, since chronic diseases are more frequent in that group than in the population overall. The aim of the st...

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Published in:Environ Health
Main Authors: Oudin Åström, Daniel, Schifano, Patrizia, Asta, Federica, Lallo, Adele, Michelozzi, Paola, Rocklöv, Joacim, Forsberg, Bertil
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4397690/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25889290
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12940-015-0012-0
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