Assessment of heat-related health impacts in Brisbane, Australia: Comparison of different heatwave definitions

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Tong, Shilu ^a   Wang, Xiao Yu ^a   Barnett, Adrian Gerard ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEATWAVE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH; HEAT; HUMAN; STATISTICS; TIME;

AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXTREME HEAT; HEALTH; HUMANS; MORTALITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77957913541     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012155     Document Type: Article

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