"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 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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Heat stroke admissions during heat waves in 1,916 US counties for the period from 1999 to 2010 and their effect modifiers. Environ Health. 2016 08 08; 15(1):83.
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Cause-specific risk of hospital admission related to extreme heat in older adults. JAMA. 2014 Dec 24-31; 312(24):2659-67.