The impact of heat waves on children's health: A systematic review

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 239-247

  Xu, Zhiwei ^a   Sheffield, Perry E ^b   Su, Hong ^c   Wang, Xiaoyu ^a   Bi, Yan ^a   Tong, Shilu ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Child health; Heat wave; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEAT; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVAL RATE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GLOBAL WARMING; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84894669012     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-013-0655-x     Document Type: Article

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