The effects of summer temperature and heat waves on heat-related illness in a coastal city of China, 2011-2013

Environmental Research

Volumn 132, Issue , 2014, Pages 212-219

  Bai, Li ^a   Ding, Gangqiang ^b   Gu, Shaohua ^a   Bi, Peng ^c   Su, Buda ^d   Qin, Dahe ^d   Xu, Guozhang ^e   Liu, Qiyong ^a,f,g  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d China Meteorological Administration   (China)

^e NINGBO MUNICIPAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^f SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^g ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Heat stroke; Heat waves; Heat related illness; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH RISK; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUMMER; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEAT; HEAT CRAMP; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HEAT INJURY; HEAT STROKE; HEAT WAVE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE;

CHINA; NINGBO; ZHEJIANG;

CHINA; HEAT STROKE; HEAT WAVES; HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS; TEMPERATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CITIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899861864     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.04.002     Document Type: Article

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