Risk factors, health effects and Behaviour in older people during extreme heat: A survey in South Australia

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 6721-6733

  Nitschke, Monika ^a   Hansen, Alana ^b   Bi, Peng ^b   Pisaniello, Dino ^b   Newbury, Jonathan ^b   Kitson, Alison ^c   Tucker, Graeme ^a   Avery, Jodie ^c   Dal Grande, Eleonora ^c  

^a Department for Health and Ageing ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Health knowledge; Heat wave; Heat related illnesses; Older people; Risk factors; Survey

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLIMATE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HEAT WAVE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING AID;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; EXTREME HEAT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84888871570     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10126721     Document Type: Article

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