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The impact of heatwaves on emergency department visits in Brisbane, Australia: a time series study

INTRODUCTION: The acute health effects of heatwaves in a subtropical climate and their impact on emergency departments (ED) are not well known. The purpose of this study is to examine overt heat-related presentations to EDs associated with heatwaves in Brisbane. METHODS: Data were obtained for the s...

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Autores principales: Toloo, Ghasem Sam, Yu, Weiwei, Aitken, Peter, FitzGerald, Gerry, Tong, Shilu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4056603/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24716581
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc13826