Minimising harm from heatwaves: A survey of awareness, knowledge, and practices of health professionals and care providers in Victoria, Australia

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 297-304

  Ibrahim, Joseph E ^a   McInnes, Judith A ^a   Andrianopoulos, Nick ^a   Evans, Sue ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Survey Heatwave Older people Community health services Knowledge

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DISASTER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEAT; HEAT STROKE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

AGED; DATA COLLECTION; DISASTERS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEAT STROKE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; VICTORIA;

EID: 84863780017     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0243-y     Document Type: Article

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