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The Impact of Heat Islands on Mortality in Paris during the August 2003 Heat Wave

Background: Heat waves have a drastic impact on urban populations, which could increase with climate change. Objectives: We evaluated new indicators of elderly people’s exposure to heat in Paris, from a public health prevention perspective, using satellite thermal images. Methods: We used a time ser...

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Autores principales: Laaidi, Karine, Zeghnoun, Abdelkrim, Dousset, Bénédicte, Bretin, Philippe, Vandentorren, Stéphanie, Giraudet, Emmanuel, Beaudeau, Pascal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3279432/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21885383
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1103532