Mortality in 13 French Cities During the August 2003 Heat Wave
Stéphanie Vandentorren, MD,
Florence Suzan, MD,
Sylvia Medina, MD, PhD,
Mathilde Pascal, MSc,
Adeline Maulpoix, MSc,
Jean-Claude Cohen, MSc and
Martine Ledrans, MSc
Stéphanie Vandentorren, Sylvia Medina, Mathilde Pascal, Adeline Maulpoix, and Martine Ledrans are with the Department of Environmental Health, Institut de Veille Sanitaire, Saint Maurice, France. Florence Suzan is with the Department of Chronic Diseases, Institut de Veille Sanitaire. Jean-Claude Cohen is with the National Weather Service (Météo France).

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FIGURE 1 Comparison of daily mortality rate and mean temperature in Paris, France, for the years 2003 and 1999 through 2002.
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