TY - JOUR
T1 - Minimising harm from heatwaves: A survey of awareness, knowledge, and practices of health professionals and care providers in Victoria, Australia
AU - Ibrahim, Joseph E
AU - McInnes, Judith
AU - Andrianopoulos, Nick
AU - Evans, Susan
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Objectives Heatwaves cause illness and death, and are likely to become more severe and frequent in the future.
This study has investigated the awareness, knowledge and practices of health professionals and care providers
regarding heatwaves and health of older clients, in order to inform harm minimisation strategies for Victoria, Australia.
AB - Objectives Heatwaves cause illness and death, and are likely to become more severe and frequent in the future.
This study has investigated the awareness, knowledge and practices of health professionals and care providers
regarding heatwaves and health of older clients, in order to inform harm minimisation strategies for Victoria, Australia.
UR - http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs00038-011-0243-y
U2 - 10.1007/s00038-011-0243-y
DO - 10.1007/s00038-011-0243-y
M3 - Article
SN - 1661-8556
VL - 57
SP - 297
EP - 304
JO - International Journal of Public Health
JF - International Journal of Public Health
IS - 2
ER -