A comparative analysis of heat waves and associated mortality in St. Louis, Missouri - 1980 and 1995

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 44-50

  Smoyer, Karen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heat waves; Heat related mortality; St. Louis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEAT; HEAT INJURY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CLIMATE; HEAT; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; MISSOURI; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032135242     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004840050082     Document Type: Article

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