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To the Editor: We report descriptive data on mortality at the Edouard Herriot Hospital in Lyons, France, during the heat wave that lasted in France from August 1 to August 19, 2003. Figure 1 depicts the absolute daily number of in-hospital deaths during the summers of 2002 and 2003 and the corresponding maximal temperatures. During the heat wave, the average temperature was 35.7°C; it was 25.1°C during the same period in 2002.

View larger version (20K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. Absolute Daily Number of In-Hospital Deaths at Edouard Herriot Hospital and Daily Maximal Temperatures during the Summers of 2002 and 2003 in Lyons, France. Edouard Herriot Hospital is . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 

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