An analysis of heat effects in different subpopulations of Bangladesh

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 227-237

  Burkart, Katrin ^a   Breitner, Susanne ^b   Schneider, Alexandra ^b   Khan, Md Mobarak Hossain ^c   Krämer, Alexander ^c   Endlicher, Wilfried ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Equivalent temperature; Mortality; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CLIMATE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEAT INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL RATE; VERY ELDERLY; WEATHER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; WEATHER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894663031     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-013-0668-5     Document Type: Article

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