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Heat-Related Deaths in Hot Cities: Estimates of Human Tolerance to High Temperature Thresholds

In this study we characterized the relationship between temperature and mortality in central Arizona desert cities that have an extremely hot climate. Relationships between daily maximum apparent temperature (AT(max)) and mortality for eight condition-specific causes and all-cause deaths were modele...

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Autores principales: Harlan, Sharon L., Chowell, Gerardo, Yang, Shuo, Petitti, Diana B., Morales Butler, Emmanuel J., Ruddell, Benjamin L., Ruddell, Darren M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3987036/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24658410
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110303304