Extreme heat impacts on acute care: Examining emergency department visits and hospital admissions during the 2021 British Columbia heatwave
Introduction: Emergency department (E.D.) visits and hospitalization patterns shifted dramatically during the 2021 extreme heat event (EHE) across the Greater Vancouver Area of southern British Columbia, Canada. Methods: In this ecological timeseries study we analyze E.D. visits (n=36,432) and hospi...
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Main Authors: | Dylan G. Clark (Author), Elise H. Jackson (Author), Corinne M. Hohl (Author), Kevin E. Liang (Author) |
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2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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