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A spatial analysis of heat stress related emergency room visits in rural Southern Ontario during heat waves

BACKGROUND: In Southern Ontario, climate change may have given rise to an increasing occurrence of heat waves since the year 2000, which can cause heat stress to the general public, and potentially have detrimental health consequences. Heat waves are defined as three consecutive days with temperatur...

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Autores principales: Bishop-Williams, Katherine E., Berke, Olaf, Pearl, David L., Kelton, David F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4527124/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26245846
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12873-015-0043-4