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Exploring the effects of high temperature on mortality in four cities in the Philippines using various heat wave definitions in different mortality subgroups

Background: Sustained high temperatures, specifically heat waves (HW), increase the risk of dying, especially among risk populations, which are highly vulnerable to its additional effect. In developing countries, there are only a few studies which focused on the magnitude of the risks attributed to...

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Autores principales: Seposo, Xerxes T., Dang, Tran Ngoc, Honda, Yasushi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5645680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28914171
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2017.1368969