The 2003 heat wave.
The July-August 2005 issue of Eurosurveillance focused on the impact on mortality of the 2003 heat wave in Europe, with articles that were based on various methods and looked at different time periods [1]. The subject of this letter is to assess, using a unique methodology, the excess mortality related to the 2003 heat wave across the continent.
Sardon
J-P
JP
Observatoire demographique europeen, Institut national d'etudes demographiques.
D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D018882:Heat Stress Disorders / Q000401:mortality*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality; D012621:Seasons; D016019:Survival Analysis; D015996:Survival Rate