Heat-related deaths in Philadelphia - 1993

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 106-108

  Mirchandani, Haresh G ^a   McDonald, Gregory ^a   Hood, Ian C ^a   Fonseca, Carlos ^a  

^a Medical Examiner's Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Death classification; Heat related death; Hyperthermia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; WEATHER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEAT STROKE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHILADELPHIA;

EID: 0029877483     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199606000-00004     Document Type: Article

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