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Comparison of Temperature Indexes for the Impact Assessment of Heat Stress on Heat-Related Mortality

OBJECTIVES: In order to evaluate which temperature index is the best predictor for the health impact assessment of heat stress in Korea, several indexes were compared. METHODS: We adopted temperature, perceived temperature (PT), and apparent temperature (AT), as a heat stress index, and changes in t...

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Autores principales: Kim, Young-Min, Kim, Soyeon, Cheong, Hae-Kwan, Kim, Eun-Hye
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Environmental Health and Toxicology 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3214990/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22125770
http://dx.doi.org/10.5620/eht.2011.26.e2011009