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Heat-Related Deaths during the July 1995 Heat Wave in Chicago
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During a record-setting heat wave in Chicago in July 1995, there were at least 700 excess deaths, most of which were classified as heat-related. We sought to determine who was at greatest risk for heat-related death.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Semenza, J. C., Rubin, C. H., Falter, K. H., Selanikio, J. D., Flanders, W. D., Howe, H. L., & Wilhelm, J. L.
- Venue
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Published
- 1996-07-11
- Volume
- 335
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 84-90
- ISSN
- 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-4406
- OpenAlex
- W2018163508
- Cited by
- 1,376
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 13.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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