0322 The usefulness of compensation statistics to detect heat-related health outcomes in a temperate climate: the experience of Quebec0322 The usefulness of compensation statistics to detect heat-related health outcomes in a temperate climate: the experience of Quebec

France Labrèche,Ariane Adam-Poupart,Patrice Duguay,Marc-Antoine Busque,Joseph Zayed,Audrey Smargiassi,Michel Fournier

doi:10.1136/oemed-2014-102362.123

0322 The usefulness of compensation statistics to detect heat-related health outcomes in a temperate climate: the experience of Quebec0322 The usefulness of compensation statistics to detect heat-related health outcomes in a temperate climate: the experience of Quebec

France Labrèche, Ariane Adam-Poupart + Show 5 more

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https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2014-102362.123

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Journal: Occupational and environmental medicine

Publication Date: Jun 1, 2014

Affiliation: Université de Montréal, Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail, Sante Montreal

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ObjectivesTo explore relationships between summer outdoor temperatures in Quebec (Canada) and occupational compensation statistics for heat-related illnesses.MethodDaily compensation counts of heat-related illnesses (heat strain, heatstroke, loss of consciousness, etc.), occurring...

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