The 2003 heat wave

J- P Sardon

doi:10.2807/esm.12.03.00694-en

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The 2003 heat wave
J- P Sardon¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Observatoire démographique européen (European Demographic Observatory, ODE), Institut national d'études démographiques (National Institute for Demographic Studies, INED)

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Citation style for this article: Sardon J- P. The 2003 heat wave. Euro Surveill. 2007;12(3):pii=694. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.12.03.00694-en

Abstract

The July-August 2005 issue of Eurosurveillance focused on the impact on mortality of the 2003 heat wave in Europe, with articles that were based on various methods and looked at different time periods. The subject of this letter is to assess, using a unique methodology, the excess mortality related to the 2003 heat wave across the continent.