Increased mortality among nursing home patients during ambient temperature extremes; more rise during hot than during cold spells;Toegenomen sterfte van verpleeghuispatienten bij extreme buitentemperatuur; toename groter bij hitte dan bij koude

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 141, Issue 45, 1997, Pages 2180-2183

  Borst, V ^a   Schols, J M G A ^a   Mackenbach, J P ^b  

^a Streekverpleeghuis de Riethorst ^*  (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEATHER;

EID: 0030663859     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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