Effects of high ambient temperature on ambulance dispatches in different age groups in Fukuoka, Japan

• Main Authors: Kazuya Kotani (Author), Kayo Ueda (Author), Xerxes Seposo (Author), Shusuke Yasukochi (Author), Hiroko Matsumoto (Author), Masaji Ono (Author), Akiko Honda (Author), Hirohisa Takano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The elderly population has been the primary target of intervention to prevent heat-related illnesses. According to the literature, the highest risks have been observed among the elderly in the temperature-mortality relationship. However, findings regarding the temperature-morbidity relat...