Using real-time syndromic surveillance to assess the health impact of the 2013 heatwave in England

Environmental Research

Volumn 135, Issue , 2014, Pages 31-36

  Elliot, Alex J ^a   Bone, Angie ^a   Morbey, Roger ^a   Hughes, Helen E ^a   Harcourt, Sally ^a   Smith, Sue ^a   Loveridge, Paul ^a   Green, Helen K ^a   Pebody, Richard ^a   Andrews, Nick ^a   Murray, Virginia ^a   Catchpole, Mike ^a   Bickler, Graham ^a   McCloskey, Brian ^a   Smith, Gillian ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heatstroke; Heatwave; Public health; Sunstroke; Syndromic surveillance; Thunderstorm

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH; REAL TIME; THUNDERSTORM;

ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAT; HEAT STROKE; HEATWAVE; HUMAN; METEOROLOGY; MORBIDITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SYNDROMIC SURVEILLANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WEATHER; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; INCIDENCE; SUNSTROKE;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; EXTREME HEAT; HEAT STROKE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; SUNSTROKE;

EID: 84907849373     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.08.031     Document Type: Article

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