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

PDF Version (718 KB) About This Article Published: 05 October 2017 Note to readers with disabilities: EHP strives to ensure that all journal content is accessible to all readers. However, some figures and Supplemental Material published in EHP articles may not conform to 508 standards due to the complexity of the information being presented. If you need assistance accessing journal content, please contact ehponline@niehs.nih.gov. Our staff will work with you to assess and meet your accessibility needs within 3 working days. Related EHP Article Heat Wave and Mortality: A Multicountry, Multicommunity Study Yuming Guo, Antonio Gasparrini, Ben G. Armstrong, Benjawan Tawatsupa, Aurelio Tobias, Eric Lavigne, Micheline de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho, Xiaochuan Pan, Ho Kim, Masahiro Hashizume, Yasushi Honda, Yue-Liang Leon Guo, Chang-Fu Wu, Antonella Zanobetti, Joel D. Schwartz, Michelle L. Bell, Matteo Scortichini, Paola Michelozzi, Kornwipa Punnasiri, Shanshan Li, Linwei Tian, Samuel David Osorio Garcia, Xerxes Seposo, Ala Overcenco, Ariana Zeka, Patrick Goodman, Tran Ngoc Dang, Do Van Dung, Fatemeh Mayvaneh, Paulo Hilario Nascimento Saldiva, Gail Williams, and Shilu Tong Scientists have linked heat waves to adverse health effects and premature deaths.1 Most studies of heat waves and health have been conducted in a single city or region, but associations between heat waves and health can vary between locations.2 A new study in Environmental Health Per...
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