Defining indoor heat thresholds for health in the UK

Perspectives in Public Health

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 158-164

  Anderson, Mindy ^a   Carmichael, Catriona ^a   Murray, Virginia ^a   Dengel, Andy ^b   Swainson, Michael ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

energy efficiency; health; heat thresholds; indoor heat; overheating

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; HEATING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDOOR HEAT THRESHOLD; KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SLEEP; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEALTH; HEAT THRESHOLDS; INDOOR HEAT; OVERHEATING;

AGE FACTORS; AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDING CODES; CLIMATE CHANGE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HEATING; HOT TEMPERATURE; HOUSING; HUMANS; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SLEEP;

EID: 84877596638     PISSN: 17579139     EISSN: 17579147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757913912453411     Document Type: Review

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