The impact of heatwaves on mortality in Australia: A multicity study

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Tong, Shilu ^a   Wang, Xiao Yu ^a   Yu, Weiwei ^a   Chen, Dong ^b   Wang, Xiaoming ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GROUPS BY AGE AND SEX; HEATWAVE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); MORTALITY; SUMMER; THERMAL EXPOSURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CLIMATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEAT INJURY; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS;

EID: 84896848437     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003579     Document Type: Article

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