Exposure to natural cold and heat: Hypothermia and hyperthermia medicare claims, United States, 2004-2005

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Noe, Rebecca S ^a   Jin, Jill O ^a,b   Wolkin, Amy F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b OLIVE VIEW UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859098973     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300557     Document Type: Article

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