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Extreme heat and cultural and linguistic minorities in Australia: perceptions of stakeholders
BACKGROUND: Despite acclimatisation to hot weather, many individuals in Australia are adversely affected by extreme heat each summer, placing added pressure on the health sector. In terms of public health, it is therefore important to identify vulnerable groups, particularly in the face of a warming...
Autores principales: | Hansen, Alana, Nitschke, Monika, Saniotis, Arthur, Benson, Jill, Tan, Yan, Smyth, Val, Wilson, Leigh, Han, Gil-Soo, Mwanri, Lillian, Bi, Peng |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4107973/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24889099 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-550 |
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