Exposure-related hypothermia mortality in the United States, 1970-79.
- 1 October 1984
- journal article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 74 (10) , 1159-1160
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.74.10.1159
Abstract
This study describes exposure-related hypothermia deaths in the United States from 1970 to 1979. Mortality risk from hypothermia increases with age; at all ages, non-White men are at highest risk and White women at lowest risk. Counts of deaths from hypothermia based on information from death certificate data may be understated. Effective social intervention to prevent hypothermia mortality and morbidity requires better public health surveillance and intensive case-finding.Keywords
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