The impact of heat waves on mortality

Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-73

  Gasparrini, Antonio ^a   Armstrong, Ben ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEAT WAVE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE RELATED PHENOMENA; UNITED STATES;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HEAT STROKE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650785495     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181fdcd99     Document Type: Article

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