New England Journal of Medicine · 1996 · 1.4K citations · 26 references
Public HealthPreventive MedicineUrban HealthEpidemiologic MethodsEpidemiologyUrban EpidemiologyDisaster EpidemiologyHeat Illness PreventionHeat InjuryHeat-related Illness SurveillanceMortality AnalysisMortality PatternsHeat Wave ClimatologyHeat-related Health EffectsHeat-related Health RiskHeat-related Illness EpidemiologyHeat-related Injury SurveillanceHeat-related Mortality SurveillanceHeatwave ClimatologyHeatwave Risk
During a record-setting heat wave in Chicago in July 1995, there were at least 700 excess deaths, most of which were classified as heat-related. We sought to determine who was at greatest risk for heat-related death.
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