title: Hypothermia as a threat to the elderly.
abstract: Because of high fuel costs and the aging of the population, more people than ever before in the United States are potential victims of accidental hypothermia. By mounting public awareness campaigns and other coordinated efforts, social workers and other concerned groups can do much to avert preventable deaths among the elderly from this public health threat.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006361:Heating / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014481:United States