Estimating risks of heat strain by age and sex: A population-level simulation model

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 5241-5255

  Glass, Kathryn ^a   Tait, Peter W ^a   Hanna, Elizabeth G ^a   Dear, Keith ^b  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat storage; Heat strain; MANMO; Population level; Simulation model

Indexed keywords

AGE; CHILD; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SIMULATION;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN; CHILD; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAT STRESS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MALE; SEX; SIMULATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SUMMER; WEATHER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; HEAT; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AUSTRALIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLIMATE; EXTREME HEAT; FEMALE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROBABILITY; RISK; SEX FACTORS; WEATHER;

EID: 84930965858     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120505241     Document Type: Article

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