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Keeping cool in a heat waves
Corporate AuthorAge Concern
PublisherAge UK, London, May 2009
Pages4 pp (Code: ACIL21)
SourceDownload from website (29/6/09): www.ageconcern.org.uk
KeywordsWeather conditions ; Body temperature ; Ill health ; Dehydration ; Preventative medicine ; Guides, guide books.
AnnotationVery high temperatures and humidity can present a risk to health, with older people being particularly susceptible to heat-related diseases. This guide suggests ways of avoiding heat-related illness, and draws attention to the symptoms of dehydration, overheating, heatstroke and heat exhaustion. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-090629202 E
ClassmarkR4: BKM: CH: CST: LK2: 69N *

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