Heat-Related Hospitalizations in Older Adults: An Amplified Effect of the First Seasonal Heatwave

Older adults are highly vulnerable to the detriment of extreme weather. The rapid non-linear increase in heat-related morbidity is difficult to quantify, hindering the attribution of direct effects of exposure on severe health outcomes. We examine the effects of ambient temperatures on heat-related...

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Autores principales: Liss, Alexander, Wu, Ruiruo, Chui, Kenneth Kwan Ho, Naumova, Elena N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5225426/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28074921
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep39581

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5225426/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28074921
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep39581

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