Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
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Aust N Z J Public Health · Dec 2015
Comparative StudyResponding to heatwave intensity: Excess Heat Factor is a superior predictor of health service utilisation and a trigger for heatwave plans.
To determine which measures of heatwave have the greatest predictive power for increases in health service utilisation in Perth, Western Australia. ⋯ The findings suggest that the EHF formula is well suited for use as a means of activating heatwave plans and identifies the required level of response to extreme heatwave events as well as moderate heatwave events that produce excess health service demand.