Experimental research on physiological response of elderly with cardiovascular disease during heat wave period

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 534-543

  Fink, Rok ^a   ErZęn, Ivan ^a   Medved, Sašo ^a   Kastelec, Damijana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Air quality; Cardiovascular disease; Heat burden; Linear mixed models; Physiological variables

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEAT; HEAT WAVE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDOOR THERMAL COMFORT; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; THERMAL ANALYSIS; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84931400546     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X13519348     Document Type: Article

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