Heat and mortality in new york city since the beginning of the 20th century

Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 554-560

  Petkova, Elisaveta P ^a   Gasparrini, Antonio ^b   Kinney, Patrick L ^a  

^a Department of Environmental Health Sciences Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEAT; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMAL EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEAT INJURY; HISTORY; NEW YORK; RISK; TEMPERATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEW YORK CITY; RISK; RISK FACTORS; TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902263868     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000123     Document Type: Article

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