Heat-related mortality among nursing-home patients [7]

Lancet

Volumn 349, Issue 9061, 1997, Pages 1297-1298

  Mackenbach, Johan P ^a   Borst, Vincent ^b   Schosls, Jos M G A ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Streekverpleeghuis De Riethorst   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0030891383     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)62510-X     Document Type: Article

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