Heat waves in Italy: Cause specific mortality and the role of educational level and socio-economic conditions

Extreme Weather Events and Public Health Responses

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 121-127

  Michelozzi, P ^a   De'Donato, F ^a   Bisanti, L ^b   Russo, A ^a   Cadum, E ^c   Demaria, M ^a   D'Ovidio, M ^a   Costa, G ^a   Perucci, C A ^a  

^a Department of Epidemiology of Rome ^*  (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Prevenzione   (Italy)

^c ARPA PIEMONTE   (Italy)

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EID: 34547496105     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-28862-7_12     Document Type: Chapter

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