The Impact of Heat on an Emergency Department in Italy: Attributable Visits among Children, Adults, and the Elderly during the Warm Season - Concepedia

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The Impact of Heat on an Emergency Department in Italy: Attributable Visits among Children, Adults, and the Elderly during the Warm Season

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2015

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Laura Ghirardi, Giulia Bisoffi, Rina Mirandola, Giorgio Ricci, Michela Baccini

Abstract

Our results indicate that heat affects not only the elderly, but also children and non-elderly adults, stressing the need for developing public health preparedness plans for the entire community.

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