Mortality effects of heat waves vary by age and area: a multi-area study in China
Abstract Background Many studies have reported an increased mortality risk from heat waves comparing with non-heat wave days. However, how much the mortality rate change with the heat intensity―vulnerability curve―is still unknown. Such unknown information makes the related managers impossible to as...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Environmental Health |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-018-0398-6 |