Open AccessPerceptions of heatwave risks to health: interview-based study of older people in London and Norwich, UK
Author(s) -
Vanessa Abrahamson,
John B. Wolf,
Irene Lorenzoni,
Bridget Fenn,
Sari Kovats,
Paul Wilkinson,
W. Neil Adger,
Rosalind Raine
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdn102
Subject(s) - older people , public health , gerontology , environmental health , epidemiology , perception , medicine , climate change , geography , psychology , nursing , neuroscience , ecology , biology
Most projections of climate change suggest an increased frequency of heatwaves in England over coming decades; older people are at particular risk. This could result in substantial mortality and morbidity.
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