Effects of extremely hot days on people older than 65 years in Seville (Spain) from 1986 to 1997

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 145-149

  Diaz J ^a   Garcia R ^b   Velazquez De Castro F ^b   Hernandez E ^b   Lopez C ^a   Otero, A ^b  

^a Centro Universitario de Salud Publica   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

ARIMA; Elderly; Hot days; Mortality; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEAT; HUMAN; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MORTALITY; SPAIN;

AGED; AIR POLLUTION; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEAT; HUMANS; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MORTALITY; SPAIN;

EID: 0036688465     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-002-0129-z     Document Type: Article

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