Excess mortality during the warm summer of 2015 in Switzerland
QUESTION UNDER STUDY: In Switzerland, summer 2015 was the second warmest summer for 150 years (after summer 2003). For summer 2003, a 6.9% excess mortality was estimated for Switzerland, which corresponded to 975 extra deaths. The impact of the heat in summer 2015 in Switzerland has not so far bee...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW)
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Swiss Medical Weekly |
| Online Access: | https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2252 |