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Commentary: People's vulnerability to heat wave
*Shanghai Urban Environment Meteorology Center, Pudong New Area, Shanghai 200135, China. E-mail: jianguot@21cn.com
Accepted 17 January 2008
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Heat or anomalously hot weather that lasts for several days, usually accompanied by high humidity, and often called ‘a heat wave’, has a clear impact on human health, including a rise in mortality and morbidity. Several investigations have demonstrated differences in the impact of heat waves on morbidity and mortality in different years1–3 and, that the reductions in heat-related morbidity and mortality were not attributable to differences in heat levels alone—changes in public health preparedness and response may also have contributed to these reductions. Fouillet's study on the impact of the 2006 heat wave on mortality changes in France since the catastrophic European heat wave of summer 20034 further attracts our attention to this issue.
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Optimum indicator to explain the exposure–response relationship |
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Combination of pollution and excessive heat impacts on human health |
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Characteristics of the population and other socioeconomic status |
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