Evaluation of the plan for surveillance and controlling of the effects of heat waves in Madrid

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1799-1802

  Culqui, Dante R ^a   Diaz, Julio ^b   Simón, Fernando ^a   Tobías, Aurelio ^c   Linares, Cristina ^a,d  

^a CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^d CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Heat wave; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEAT; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMAN; MORTALITY; SPAIN;

CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SPAIN;

EID: 84899722526     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: 14321254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-013-0731-2     Document Type: Article

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