Identification of individual-level clinical factors associated with increased risk of death during heatwaves: a time-stratified case-crossover study using national primary care records in England
Background Despite an increase in heat-related deaths occurring in England in recent years, one of the key recommended actions of identifying individuals at risk and deploying targeted interventions is not routinely undertaken. A major contributing factor to this is a lack of understanding of the in...
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Main Authors: | Shakoor Hajat (Author), Ross Thompson (Author), Emer O'Connell (Author), Helen Macintyre (Author) |
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2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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