 Extreme Heat
"Extreme Heat" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
High temperature weather exceeding the average and of several weeks duration. Extreme heat is a dangerous situation that can bring on health emergencies in susceptible people.
| Descriptor ID |
D055874
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.500.750.775.271 N06.230.300.100.725.232.500 N06.230.300.100.725.710.380.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Extreme Heat- Extreme Heat
- Extreme Heats
- Heat, Extreme
- Heats, Extreme
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| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Extreme Heat" by people in Profiles.
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Mallen E, Roach M, Fox L, Gillespie E, Watkins L, Hondula DM, Vaidyanathan A, Manangan A, Perkins AN, Schramm PJ. Extreme Heat Exposure: Access and Barriers to Cooling Centers - Maricopa and Yuma Counties, Arizona, 2010-2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2022 Jun 17; 71(24):781-785.
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Glaser J, Lemery J, Rajagopalan B, Diaz HF, Garc?a-Trabanino R, Taduri G, Madero M, Amarasinghe M, Abraham G, Anutrakulchai S, Jha V, Stenvinkel P, Roncal-Jimenez C, Lanaspa MA, Correa-Rotter R, Sheikh-Hamad D, Burdmann EA, Andres-Hernando A, Milagres T, Weiss I, Kanbay M, Wesseling C, S?nchez-Lozada LG, Johnson RJ. Climate Change and the Emergent Epidemic of CKD from Heat Stress in Rural Communities: The Case for Heat Stress Nephropathy. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 08 08; 11(8):1472-1483.
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