The 2006 California heat wave: impacts on hospitalizations and emergency department visits

Authors :: Knowlton, Kim
Rotkin-Ellman, Miriam
King, Galatea
Margolis, Helene G.
Smith, Daniel
Solomon, Gina
Trent, Roger
English, Paul
Source :: Environmental Health Perspectives. Jan, 2009, Vol. 117 Issue 1, p61, 7 p.
Publication Year :: 2009
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Climate models project that heat waves will increase in frequency and severity. Despite many studies of mortality from heat waves, few studies have examined morbidity. OBJECTIVES: In this study [...]

Subjects :: Hot weather -- Health aspects
Hot weather -- Research
Morbidity -- Research
Mortality -- California
Mortality -- Research
Climatic changes -- Health aspects
Climatic changes -- Research
Heatstroke -- Causes of
Heatstroke -- Research
Hospitals -- Admission and discharge
Hospitals -- Statistics
Hospitals -- Demographic aspects
Hospitals -- Environmental aspects

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