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Comment
. 2017 Oct 5;125(10):104003.
doi: 10.1289/EHP2475.

Feeling the Heat: The Health Effects of Hot Days Vary across the Globe

Lindsey Konkel
Comment

Feeling the Heat: The Health Effects of Hot Days Vary across the Globe

Lindsey Konkel. Environ Health Perspect. .
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Photograph of a man who is uncomfortably hot sitting outdoors
The definition of “heat wave” can vary widely, depending on how hot the days are and how long the episode lasts. A new study found that heat waves by any definition were associated with a significant increase in deaths. Image: © Stefano Guidi/Shutterstock.
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  • Heat Wave and Mortality: A Multicountry, Multicommunity Study.
    Guo Y, Gasparrini A, Armstrong BG, Tawatsupa B, Tobias A, Lavigne E, Coelho MSZS, Pan X, Kim H, Hashizume M, Honda Y, Guo YL, Wu CF, Zanobetti A, Schwartz JD, Bell ML, Scortichini M, Michelozzi P, Punnasiri K, Li S, Tian L, Garcia SDO, Seposo X, Overcenco A, Zeka A, Goodman P, Dang TN, Dung DV, Mayvaneh F, Saldiva PHN, Williams G, Tong S. Guo Y, et al. Environ Health Perspect. 2017 Aug 10;125(8):087006. doi: 10.1289/EHP1026. Environ Health Perspect. 2017. PMID: 28886602 Free PMC article.

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