Summer temperature-related mortality

Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 575-583

  Stafoggia, Massimo ^a   Forastiere, Francesco ^a   Michelozzi, Paola ^a   Perucci, Carlo Alberto ^a  

^a Rome E Health Authority   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

AGED; COLD TEMPERATURE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MORTALITY; ROME; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 67651017977     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31819ecdf0     Document Type: Article

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