Letter/Communication
Tackling heat-related mortality in aging populations
Nature medicine, v 30(5), pp 1247-1248
May 2024
PMID: 38589604
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Abstract
A large study of older adults in China points to physical and cognitive function — not age — as key predictors of heat-related mortality, highlighting the need for climate adaptation policies to prioritize accessibility across all age groups.
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- Title
- Tackling heat-related mortality in aging populations
- Creators
- Josiah L Kephart - Drexel University, Urban Health CollaborativeSafiyyah M Okoye - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Nature medicine, v 30(5), pp 1247-1248
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 2
- Resource Type
- Letter/Communication
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Doctoral Nursing; Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001198544200002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85190151822
- Other Identifier
- 991021866433804721
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