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Socio-cultural reflections on heat in Australia with implications for health and climate change adaptation

BACKGROUND: Australia has a hot climate with maximum summer temperatures in its major cities frequently exceeding 35°C. Although ‘heat waves’ are an annual occurrence, the associated heat-related deaths among vulnerable groups, such as older people, suggest that Australians could be better prepared...

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Autores principales: Banwell, Cathy, Dixon, Jane, Bambrick, Hilary, Edwards, Ferne, Kjellström, Tord
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3475099/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23078748
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v5i0.19277