Are European countries prepared for the next big heat-wave?

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 615-619

  Bittner, Martin Immanuel ^a   Matthies, Eva Franziska ^b   Dalbokova, Dafina ^b   Menne, Bettina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Climate Change Sustainable Development and Green Health Services WHO Regional Office for Europe European Centre for Environment and Health   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPE; HEAT; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; EUROPE; EXTREME HEAT; HUMANS;

EID: 84902007061     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckt121     Document Type: Article

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