Assessing a population's exposure to heat and humidity: an empirical approach

Background: It is widely accepted that assessing the impact of heat on populations is an important aspect of climate change research. However, this raises questions about how best to measure people's exposure to heat under everyday living conditions in more detail than is possible by rely...

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Main Authors: Peter Byass, Wayne Twine, Mark Collinson, Stephen Tollman, Tord Kjellstrom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-09-01
Series:Global Health Action
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Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/5421/6019