Excess mortality related to the August 2003 heat wave in France

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-24

  Fouillet, A ^a   Rey, G ^a   Laurent, F ^b   Pavillon, G ^b   Bellec, S ^a   Guihenneuc Jouyaux, C ^a,c   Clavel, J ^a   Jougla, E ^b   Hémon, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b Centre d'Epidémiologie sur les Causes Médicales de Décès   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Causes of death; Harvesting; Heat wave; Modifying factors; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DIVORCE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); GERIATRIC PATIENT; HARVESTING; HEAT STROKE; HOME; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; INFANT; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETIREMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WIDOW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEAT; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33749318285     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-006-0089-4     Document Type: Article

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