High temperature, heat index, and mortality in 6 major cities in South Korea

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 265-270

  Kim, Ho ^a   Ha, Jong Sik ^b   Park, Jeongim ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Environment Institute (KEI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Heat wave; Heat related mortality; Korean cities; Temperature threshold

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; HEAT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH KOREA; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 35948987167     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: 21544700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.61.6.265-270     Document Type: Article

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