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Evaluation of a Heat Vulnerability Index on Abnormally Hot Days: An Environmental Public Health Tracking Study

Colleen E. Reid, Jennifer Mann, Ruth Alfasso, Paul English, Galatea King, Rebecca A. Lincoln, Helene G. Margolis, Dan J. Rubado, Joseph E. Sabato, Nancy L. West,

Environmental Health Perspectives · 2012 · 180 citations · 27 references

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Our results suggest that the HVI may be a marker of health vulnerability in general, although it may indicate greater vulnerability to heat in some cases.

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More Intense, More Frequent, and Longer Lasting Heat Waves in the 21st Century

Gerald A. Meehl, Claudia Tebaldi · Science · 2004 · 4.2K citations

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Heat-Related Deaths during the July 1995 Heat Wave in Chicago

Jan C. Semenza, Carol H. Rubin, Kenneth H. Falter et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1996 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Temperature and Mortality in 11 Cities of the Eastern United States

Frank C. Curriero · American Journal of Epidemiology · 2002 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Heat Waves in the United States: Mortality Risk during Heat Waves and Effect Modification by Heat Wave Characteristics in 43 U.S. Communities

G. Brooke Anderson, Michelle L. Bell · Environmental Health Perspectives · 2010 · 1.1K citations · Full text

Excess mortality related to the August 2003 heat wave in France

Anne Fouillet, Grégoire Rey, F Laurent et al. · International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health · 2006 · 988 citations · Full text

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