Public Health-Related Impacts of Climate Change
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............................................................................................................................................vii 1.0 Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 Heat-Related Effects ............................................................................................................ 2 2.1. Shape of the Temperature-Mortality CR Function .................................................... 2 2.2. Relation to Air Pollution................................................................................................ 3 2.3. Analysis of Climate Impacts on Extreme Heat and Heat-Related Mortality in California ......................................................................................................................... 4 2.3.
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تاریخ انتشار 2005