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July 11, 1996New England Journal of Medicine1,372 citationsOpen Access

Heat-Related Deaths during the July 1995 Heat Wave in Chicago

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JSJan C. SemenzaCRCarol H. RubinKFKenneth H. Falter

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During a record-setting heat wave in Chicago in July 1995, there were at least 700 excess deaths, most of which were classified as heat-related. We sought to determine who was at greatest risk for heat-related death.

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Semenza et al. (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c7f667780ab7ea86d66c82https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199607113350203
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