The impact of heatwaves on mortality and emergency hospital admissions from non-external causes in Brisbane, Australia

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 163-169

  Wang, Xiao Yu ^a   Barnett, Adrian Gerard ^a   Yu, Weiwei ^a   FitzGerald, Gerry ^a   Tippett, Vivienne ^a   Aitken, Peter ^b   Neville, Gerard ^c   McRae, David ^d   Verrall, Ken ^d   Tong, Shilu ^a,e  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^e ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY CARE; HEATWAVE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; WEATHER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXTREME HEAT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUEENSLAND; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857370426     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2010.062141     Document Type: Article

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