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Analysis of community deaths during the catastrophic 2021 heat dome: Early evidence to inform the public health response during subsequent events in greater Vancouver, Canada
BACKGROUND: British Columbia, Canada, was impacted by a record-setting heat dome in early summer 2021. Most households in greater Vancouver do not have air conditioning, and there was a 440% increase in community deaths during the event. Readily available data were analyzed to inform modifications t...
Autores principales: | Henderson, Sarah B., McLean, Kathleen E., Lee, Michael J., Kosatsky, Tom |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8835552/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35169667 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/EE9.0000000000000189 |
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