Heat wave in italy and hyperthermia syndrome

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 829-831

  Barbieri, Alberto ^a,b   Pinna, Cristina ^a   Fruggeri, Luca ^a   Biagioni, Emanuela ^a   Campagna, Anselmo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heat wave; Hyperthermia; Psychoactive drugs

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HEAT WAVE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; MALE; SUMMER; SURVIVAL TIME; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAT; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SURVIVAL RATE; SYNDROME;

EID: 33747199911     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000231244.54790.d8     Document Type: Article

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