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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...
Autores principales: | Smith, Sue, Elliot, Alex J, Hajat, Shakoor, Bone, Angie, Smith, Gillian E, Kovats, Sari |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2016
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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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