title: Why do older patients die in a heatwave?
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine for the Elderly, University College Hospital, Galway, Ireland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McGreevy
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Mulkerrin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D016330:Frail Elderly; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D018882:Heat Stress Disorders / Q000378:metabolism / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors