Using web data to improve surveillance for heat sensitive health outcomes

Abstract Background Elevated and prolonged exposure to extreme heat is an important cause of excess summertime mortality and morbidity. To protect people from health threats, some governments are currently operating syndromic surveillance systems. However, A lack of resources to support time- and la...

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Main Authors: Jihoon Jung, Christopher K. Uejio, Chris Duclos, Melissa Jordan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Environmental Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-019-0499-x