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| A winter survey of domestic heating among elderly patients |
| Author(s) | R Morgan, A Blair, D King |
| Journal title | Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, vol 89, part 2, February 1996 |
| Pages | pp 85-86 |
| Keywords | Patients ; Admission [hospitals] ; Heating systems [housing [elderly]] ; Fuel prices ; Value added tax ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | This study suggests that cold may contribute to hospital admissions. Most of the patients in this questionnaire survey said they could not keep warm in the winter without financial hardship: many reduced their heating because of the addition of value added tax (VAT) to their fuel bills. |
| Accession Number | CPA-960924012 A |
| Classmark | LF: LD:QKH: KE:YF: J6:J3P: WSV: 3F * |
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