Heat-related deaths--Los Angeles County, California, 1999-2000, and United States, 1979-1998.
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Heat-related deaths typically occur during summer months. Many of these deaths are preventable. This report describes four cases of heat-related deaths in Los Angeles County, California, during 1999-2000, compares age-, sex-, and race-specific rates in Los Angeles County and the United States during 1979-1998, and summarizes trends in the United States during 1979-1998. Relatives, neighbors, and caretakers of persons at risk for heat-related death should frequently evaluate heat-related hazards, recognize symptoms of heat-related morbidity, and take appropriate preventive action.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
دوره 50 29 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001