Time-series Analysis of Heat Waves and Emergency Department Visits in Atlanta, 1993 to 2012

Conclusions:
Heat waves can confer additional risks of ED visits beyond those of daily air temperature, even in a region with high air-conditioning prevalence. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP44

Received: 29 February 2016
Revised: 13 October 2016
Accepted: 24 October 2016
Published: 31 May 2017

Address correspondence to H.H. Chang, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd. NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30322. Telephone: [phone]; E-mail: [e-mail]
Supplemental Material is available online (https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP44).

The authors declare they have no actual or potential competing financial interests.

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Source: EHP Research - May 31, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Terrie Young Tags: Research Source Type: research