A simple method for estimating excess mortality due to heat waves, as applied to the 2006 California heat wave

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-137

  Hoshiko, Sumi ^a   English, Paul ^a   Smith, Daniel ^a   Trent, Roger ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b California Department of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Global warming; Heat wave; Monitoring; Mortality; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; MORTALITY; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CLIMATE CHANGE; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; MORTALITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 77953617301     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-0060-8     Document Type: Article

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