The effect of high indoor temperatures on self-perceived health of elderly persons

Environmental Research

Volumn 146, Issue , 2016, Pages 27-34

  van Loenhout, J A F ^a,b   le Grand, A ^c   Duijm, F ^c   Greven, F ^c   Vink, N M ^c   Hoek, G ^d   Zuurbier, M ^a  

^a Public Health Services Gelderland Midden   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c Municipal Public Health Service Groningen   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climate change; Elderly; Heat; Indoor temperature; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH RISK; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SLEEP; SYMPTOM; VULNERABILITY;

AGED; AGING; ANNOYANCE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SLEEP DISORDER; SUMMER; THERMAL EXPOSURE; THIRST; ADVERSE EFFECTS; HEAT; HOUSING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; SELF REPORT; VERY ELDERLY;

NETHERLANDS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HEALTH STATUS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HOUSING; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84951116156     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.12.012     Document Type: Article

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