Decreased impacts of the 2003 heat waves on mortality in the Czech Republic: An improved response?

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 733-745

  Kyselý, Jan ^a   Kříž, Bohumír ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Air temperature; Central Europe; Environment; Heat wave; Heat related mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CZECH REPUBLIC; ENVIRONMENT; HEAT; HEAT INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL;

CLIMATE; CZECH REPUBLIC; ENVIRONMENT; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 54349089840     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-008-0166-3     Document Type: Article

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