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Should electric fans be used during a heat wave?

Heat waves continue to claim lives, with the elderly and poor at greatest risk. A simple and cost-effective intervention is an electric fan, but public health agencies warn against their use despite no evidence refuting their efficacy in heat waves. A conceptual human heat balance model can be used...

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Main Authors: Oliver E. Jay, Matthew N. Cramer, Nicholas M. Ravanelli, Simon Hodder
Format: Default Article
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/18684
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