Analysis of differences in hot-weather-related mortality across 44 U.S. metropolitan areas

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-70

  Chestnut, Lauraine G ^a   S Breffle, William ^b   Smith, Joel B ^a   Kalkstein, Laurence S ^c  

^a Hagler Bailly Services Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Health; Metropolitan areas; Mortality; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002640516     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1462-9011(98)00015-X     Document Type: Article

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