Estimating the burden of heat illness in England during the 2013 summer heatwave using syndromic surveillance

BACKGROUND: The burden of heat illness on health systems is not well described in the UK. Although the UK generally experiences mild summers, the frequency and intensity of hot weather is likely to increase due to climate change, particularly in Southern England. We investigated the impact of the mo...

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Autores principales: Smith, Sue, Elliot, Alex J, Hajat, Shakoor, Bone, Angie, Smith, Gillian E, Kovats, Sari
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
Materias:
Research Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4853545/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26873949
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2015-206079

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4853545/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26873949
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2015-206079

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