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Trends of Heat-Related Deaths in the US, 1999-2023

Jeffrey T. Howard, Nicole Androne, Karl C. Alcover, Alexis R. Santos‐Lozada

2024JAMA65 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

This study examines trends in heat-related mortality rates in the US population from 1999 to 2023.

Topics & Concepts

MedicineEnvironmental healthDemographySociologyClimate Change and Health ImpactsAir Quality and Health ImpactsThermoregulation and physiological responses