Heat Wave Morbidity and Mortality, Milwaukee, Wis, 1999 vs 1995: An Improved Response?
Marc G. Weisskopf, PhD,
Henry A. Anderson, MD,
Seth Foldy, MD,
Lawrence P. Hanrahan, PhD,
Kathleen Blair, MS, RN,
Thomas J. Török, MD and
Peter D. Rumm, MD
At the time of this study, Marc G. Weisskopf was with the Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga, assigned to the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Madison. Henry A. Anderson, Lawrence P. Hanrahan, and Peter D. Rumm are with the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Madison. Seth Foldy and Kathleen Blair are with the City of Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee, Wis. Seth Foldy is also with the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Thomas J. Török is with the Epidemiology Program Office, Division of Applied Public Health Training, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga.

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FIGURE 1— Summer daily heat-index measures, heat-related mortality, and heat-related emergency medical service (EMS) runs: Milwaukee, Wis, 1995 and 1999.
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