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Editorial
. 2000 Sep 16;321(7262):650-1.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7262.650.

Saving lives during extreme weather in summer

L S Kalkstein
Editorial

Saving lives during extreme weather in summer

L S Kalkstein. BMJ. .
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