Syndromic surveillance use to detect the early effects of heat-waves: an analysis of NHS Direct data in England
Sozial- und PräventivmedizinPublished 1 July 2006
Giovanni Leonardi, Shakoor Hajat, Sari Kovats, GE Smith, Daniel J Cooper, E Gerard
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Calls to NHS Direct are sensitive to daily temperatures and extreme weather, and NHS Direct is timely and has great potential in health surveillance.
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Calls to NHS Direct are sensitive to daily temperatures and extreme weather. NHS Direct is timely and has great potential in health surveillance. Calls for heat- and sun-stroke are now routinely monitored as part of the UK Heat-wave plan
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