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Role of climate variability in the heatstroke death rates of Kanto region in Japan

The death toll by heatstroke in Japan, especially in Kanto region, has sharply increased since 1994 together with large interannual variability. The surface air temperature and humidity observed during boreal summers of 1980–2010 were examined to understand the role of climate in the death toll. The...

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Autores principales: Akihiko, Takaya, Morioka, Yushi, Behera, Swadhin K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4090622/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25008122
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep05655

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