Perceptions of heatwave risks to health: Results of an qualitative interview study with older people and their carers in Freiburg, Germany;Zur gesundheitlichen risikowahrnehmung von hitzewellen: Ergebnisse einer qualitativen interviewstudie mit älteren menschen und ihren pflegepersonen in Freiburg

GMS Psycho-Social-Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Bittner, Martin Immanuel ^a   Stößel, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavioural change; Carers; Heatwaves; Older people; Preventive care; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874760155     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18605214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3205/psm000083     Document Type: Article

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