Evaluation of thermal discomfort in Athens territory and its effect on the daily number of recorded patients at hospitals' emergency rooms

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 773-778

  Pantavou, Katerina ^a   Theoharatos, Georgios ^a   Nikolopoulos, Georgios ^b   Katavoutas, Georgios ^a   Asimakopoulos, Dimosthenis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular events; Emergency events; Health; PMV; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CITY; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENT; GREECE; HEAT INJURY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CITIES; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENVIRONMENT; GREECE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

PAPAYA MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 54349114663     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-008-0170-7     Document Type: Article

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