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Occupational heat‐related illness emergency department visits and inpatient hospitalizations in the southeast region, 2007–2011
- Evaluates occupational heat related illness (HRI) emergency department (ED) visits and inpatient hospitalizations (IHs) in the southeast region and indicates the need for enhanced heat‐stress prevention policies in the southeast
- Shows that heat stress can exacerbate preexisting health conditions and lead to an increase in human mortality
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