"Extreme Heat" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
High temperature weather exceeding the average and of several weeks duration. Extreme heat is a dangerous situation that can bring on health emergencies in susceptible people.
| Descriptor ID |
D055874
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.500.750.775.271 N06.230.300.100.725.232.500 N06.230.300.100.725.710.380.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Extreme Heat- Extreme Heat
- Extreme Heats
- Heat, Extreme
- Heats, Extreme
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Extreme Heat" by people in Profiles.
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COVID-19 and heatwaves: a double whammy for Indian cities. Lancet Planet Health. 2020 08; 4(8):e315-e316.
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Heat and coronavirus can be twin killers. Nature. 2020 06; 582(7810):32.
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Protect the vulnerable from extreme heat during the COVID-19 pandemic. Environ Res. 2020 08; 187:109684.
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World's oceans are losing power to stall climate change. Nature. 2019 10; 574(7776):17-18.
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Heatwave and mortality in 31 major Chinese cities: Definition, vulnerability and implications. Sci Total Environ. 2019 Feb 01; 649:695-702.
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The Concomitant Use of Diuretics, Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (Triple Whammy), Extreme Heat, and In-Hospital Acute Kidney Injury in Older Medical Patients. Adv Ther. 2017 11; 34(11):2534-2541.
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Heat Wave and Mortality: A Multicountry, Multicommunity Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2017 08 10; 125(8):087006.
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Extreme heat and risk of early delivery among preterm and term pregnancies. Epidemiology. 2014 May; 25(3):344-50.
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The characteristic of heat wave effects on coronary heart disease mortality in Beijing, China: a time series study. PLoS One. 2013; 8(9):e77321.