Decadal changes in heat-related human mortality in the eastern United States

Climate Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 175-184

  Davis, Robert E ^a   Knappenberger, Paul C ^a   Novicoff, Wendy M ^a   Michaels, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparent temperature; Climate change; Eastern United States; Heat stress; Human mortality

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECADAL VARIATION; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY;

(EAST); UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037032051     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr022175     Document Type: Article

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