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Erschienen in: Intensive Care Medicine 1/2004

01.01.2004

The 2003 European heat wave

verfasst von: Abderrezak Bouchama

Erschienen in: Intensive Care Medicine | Ausgabe 1/2004

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Heat is well-known as a killer in diverse parts of the world, including Europe. It has struck France (1976), Greece (1987), Belgium (1994) and Wales and England (1995), causing the death of hundreds of people [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. The summer heat wave of 2003 was exceptional for the extensive loss of life, which culminated in 14,800 deaths in France during the 9 days of extreme temperatures [5]. Heavy casualties occurred in other European countries, namely Italy, Spain, Portugal and the United Kingdom, where the as yet unconfirmed figures for fatalities are between 1,000 and 5,000 people. …
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Metadaten
Titel
The 2003 European heat wave
verfasst von
Abderrezak Bouchama
Publikationsdatum
01.01.2004
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Intensive Care Medicine / Ausgabe 1/2004
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-003-2062-y

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