Understanding Weather and Hospital Admissions Patterns to Inform Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in the Healthcare Sector in Uganda
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season; meteorological parameters; weather; temperature; precipitation; climate change; hospital admissions; hospital planning; climate change adaptation; Southwestern Uganda;All these keywords.
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