Impact of Extreme Heat Events on Emergency Department Visits in North Carolina (2007–2011)

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 146-156

  Fuhrmann, Christopher M ^a   Sugg, Margaret M ^b   Konrad, Charles E ^c   Waller, Anna ^d  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Extreme heat; Heat related illness; Morbidity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGE; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HEAT; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SEASON; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXTREME HEAT; FEMALE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SEASONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84954400198     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: 15733610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-015-0080-7     Document Type: Article

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