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Significant increase of emergency department visits for heat-related emergency conditions in the United States from 2008 – 2019: a comprehensive nationwide study

2022-08-17

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<h4>Introduction</h4> Exposure to high temperatures is detrimental to human health. As climate change is expected to increase the frequency of extreme heat events, as well as raise ambient temperatures, an investigation into the burden of heat-related emergency department visits is necessary to assess the human health impact of this growing public health crisis. <h4>Methods</h4> Emergency department visits were so...

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Literature Corpus work: 342d82e4-27f1-5721-8982-9a1f9f3f0303
DOI: 10.1101/2022.08.16.22278843

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