Characterizing the effect of summer temperature on heatstroke-related emergency ambulance dispatches in the Kanto area of Japan

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 941-948

  Ng, Chris Fook Sheng ^a   Ueda, Kayo ^a   Ono, Masaji ^a   Nitta, Hiroshi ^a   Takami, Akinori ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apparent temperature; Emergency ambulance dispatch; Heat; Heatstroke; Japan; Time series

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; AMBULANCE; HEAT; HEAT STROKE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; UTILIZATION;

AMBULANCES; HEAT STROKE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MIDDLE AGED; RISK;

EID: 84903715722     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-013-0677-4     Document Type: Article

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