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Heat, Heat Waves, and Hospital Admissions among the Elderly in the United States, 1992–2006

Background: Heat-wave frequency, intensity, and duration are increasing with global climate change. The association between heat and mortality in the elderly is well documented, but less is known regarding associations with hospital admissions. Objectives: Our goal was to determine associations betw...

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Autores principales: Gronlund, Carina J., Zanobetti, Antonella, Schwartz, Joel D., Wellenius, Gregory A., O’Neill, Marie S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: NLM-Export 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4216145/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905551
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1206132