Heat-related mortality in India: excess all-cause mortality associated with the 2010 Ahmedabad heat wave.
In the recent past, spells of extreme heat associated with appreciable mortality have been documented in developed countries, including North America and Europe. However, far fewer research reports are available from developing countries or specific cities in South Asia. In May 2010, Ahmedabad, Indi...
Main Authors: | Gulrez Shah Azhar, Dileep Mavalankar, Amruta Nori-Sarma, Ajit Rajiva, Priya Dutta, Anjali Jaiswal, Perry Sheffield, Kim Knowlton, Jeremy J Hess, Ahmedabad HeatClimate Study Group |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3954798?pdf=render |
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