Characteristics of Heat Waves From a Disaster Perspective

In September 2018, heat waves were declared to be a type of natural disaster by the Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety. The present study examined the characteristics of heat waves from the perspectives of meteorological phenomena and health damage. The government’s efforts to m...

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Main Authors: Do-Woo Kim, Chaeyoung Kwon, Jineun Kim, Jong-Seol Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Preventive Medicine 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.jpmph.org/upload/pdf/jpmph-53-1-26.pdf