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The effect of temperature on hospital admissions in nine California counties

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  • Rochelle Green
  • Rupa Basu
  • Brian Malig
  • Rachel Broadwin
  • Janice Kim
  • Bart Ostro

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Our results indicate that increases in ambient temperature have important public health impacts on morbidity. Copyright Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel/Switzerland 2010

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  • Rochelle Green & Rupa Basu & Brian Malig & Rachel Broadwin & Janice Kim & Bart Ostro, 2010. "The effect of temperature on hospital admissions in nine California counties," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 55(2), pages 113-121, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:55:y:2010:i:2:p:113-121
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-0076-0
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