The health effects of hotter summers and heat waves in the population of the United Kingdom: a review of the evidence
Abstract It is widely acknowledged that the climate is warming globally and within the UK. In this paper, studies which assess the direct impact of current increased temperatures and heat-waves on health and those which project future health impacts of heat under different climate change scenarios i...
Main Authors: | Katherine G. Arbuthnott, Shakoor Hajat |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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Series: | Environmental Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-017-0322-5 |
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