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T1  - The Influence of Weather, Season, Climate, and Disasters on Non-Communicable Diseases 
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UR  - URN:ISBN:978-952-302-299-7; http://hdl.handle.net/10138/136117 
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A1  - Schreier, Nadja K. 
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PB  - Helsingin yliopisto 
Y1  - 2014 
LA  - en 
AB  - Background. The environment has a major impact on human beings. Extreme environmental conditions such as hot temperatures can have huge health impacts, as shown during the heat wave in Europe that occurred during the summer 2003. The main causes of death were non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Natural and man-made disasters can cause the collapse of health infrastructure through a combination of marked increase in demand due to injuries, diseases an... 
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KW  - medicine 
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