In the heat of the summer: Lessons from the heat waves in Paris

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 466-468

  Cadot, Emmanuelle ^a   Rodwin, Victor G ^b   Spira, Alfred ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SUMMER; URBAN AREA;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLIMATE; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; MALE; NATURAL DISASTERS; PARIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34447525015     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-007-9161-y     Document Type: Short Survey

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