Mortality in 13 French cities during the August 2003 heat wave

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1518-1520

  Vandentorren, Stéphanie ^a   Suzan, Florence ^a   Medina, Sylvia ^a   Pascal, Mathilde ^a   Maulpoix, Adeline ^a   Cohen, Jean Claude ^b   Ledrans, Martine ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

^b MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEAT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY;

EID: 4344572924     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.9.1518     Document Type: Article

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