Pattern and determinants of hospitalization during heat waves: an ecologic study.

Mastrangelo, Giuseppe; Fedeli, Ugo; Visentin, Cristiana; Milan, Giovanni; Fadda, Emanuela; Spolaore, Paolo

Mastrangelo, Giuseppe; Fedeli, Ugo; Visentin, Cristiana; Milan, Giovanni; Fadda, Emanuela; Spolaore, Paolo.

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Mastrangelo G; Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy. giuseppe.mastrangelo@unipd.it

BMC Public Health ; 7: 200, 2007 Aug 09.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17688689

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Climate; Heat Exhaustion/epidemiology; Hospitalization/trends; Hot Temperature/adverse effects; Seasons; Aged; Confidence Intervals; Environmental Monitoring; Epidemiological Monitoring; Female; Heat Exhaustion/complications; Heat Exhaustion/therapy; Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data; Humans; Humidity/adverse effects; Italy/epidemiology; Male; Time Factors; Water-Electrolyte Imbalance/etiology

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Seasons / Climate / Hot Temperature / Heat Exhaustion / Hospitalization Type of study: Etiology_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Year: 2007 Type: Article

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