Preparing for Extreme Heat Events: Practices in Identifying Mortality

Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme heat events. These events affect cities in increasingly abrupt and catastrophic ways; yet, many of the deaths caused by exposure to heat have gone unnoticed or are inaccurately identified, resulting in a lack of urgency in addressing...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Health security 2016-04, Vol.14 (2), p.55-63
Hauptverfasser:	McCormick, Sabrina, Madrigano, Jaime, Zinsmeister, Emma
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Cities Death Certificates Disaster Planning Extreme Heat - adverse effects Female Humans Male Middle Aged Mortality - trends New York City - epidemiology Regression Analysis
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