title: Keeping out the cold.
abstract: Winter weather has always been a killer. In recent years, however, Britain's unenviable position near the top of the international winter deaths league table - ahead of much colder Scandinavian countries - has turned the traditional complacency into a demand for action.
authors.affiliation: Who specialises in health issues.
authors.forename: Thelma
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Agnew