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Heat stroke admissions during heat waves in 1,916 US counties for the period from 1999 to 2010 and their effect modifiers

BACKGROUND: Heat stroke is a serious heat-related illness, especially among older adults. However, little is known regarding the spatiotemporal variation of heat stroke admissions during heat waves and what factors modify the adverse effects. METHODS: We conducted a large-scale national study among...

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Autores principales: Wang, Yan, Bobb, Jennifer F., Papi, Bianca, Wang, Yun, Kosheleva, Anna, Di, Qian, Schwartz, Joel D., Dominici, Francesca
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4977899/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27503399
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12940-016-0167-3