Heat-related illness: Current status of prevention efforts

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 328-329

  Kilbourne, Edwin M ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AIR CONDITIONING; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENT; HEAT; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MORTALITY; NOTE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AIR CONDITIONING; CHICAGO; ENVIRONMENT; HEAT STROKE; HOUSING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 0036231039     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(02)00412-9     Document Type: Note

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