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Postgrad Med
; 103(6): 107-8, 114-5, 119-20, 1998 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9633545
ABSTRACT
Environmental heat illnesses range from irksome to devastating. People at particular risk are the elderly, the chronically mentally ill, the community-dwelling developmentally delayed, people without social contacts, athletes, and those without access to air-conditioning. Because heat-related deaths are preventable, community-wide response to heat emergencies, together with individual and community education programs, could greatly decrease morbidity and mortality.