The effect of heat waves on mortality in susceptible groups: a cohort study of a mediterranean and a northern European City

BACKGROUND: Climate change is projected to increase the number and intensity of extreme weather events, for example heat waves. Heat waves have adverse health effects, especially for the elderly, since chronic diseases are more frequent in that group than in the population overall. The aim of the st...

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Autores principales: Oudin Åström, Daniel, Schifano, Patrizia, Asta, Federica, Lallo, Adele, Michelozzi, Paola, Rocklöv, Joacim, Forsberg, Bertil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4397690/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25889290
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12940-015-0012-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4397690/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25889290
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12940-015-0012-0

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