Weather, geography, and vehicle-related hyperthermia in children

Geographical Review

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 353-370

  Grundstein, Andrew ^a   Null, Jan ^b   Meentemeyer, Vernon ^a  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Hyperthermia; United States; Vehicles; Weather

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CHILD MORTALITY; METROPOLITAN AREA; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRANSPORT VEHICLE; WEATHER;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CITY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEVER; GEOGRAPHY; HEAT; HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LEGAL ASPECT; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CITIES; FEVER; GEOGRAPHY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MOTOR VEHICLES; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052521085     PISSN: 00167428     EISSN: 19310846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2011.00101.x     Document Type: Article

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