Frequency of Extreme Heat Event as a Surrogate Exposure Metric for Examining the Human Health Effects of Climate Change

• Crystal Romeo Upperman,

  Affiliations Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, Maryland, United States of America, Marine Estuarine Environmental Science Program, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

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• Jennifer Parker,

  Affiliation National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland, United States of America

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• Chengsheng Jiang,

  Affiliation Marine Estuarine Environmental Science Program, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

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• Xin He,

  Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

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• Raghuram Murtugudde,

  Affiliation Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

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• Amir Sapkota

  * E-mail: amirsap@umd.edu

  Affiliation Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

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