Association Between Air Conditioning Use and Self-reported Symptoms During the 2018 Heat Wave in Korea |
Lee, Yong-Han
(Department of Preventive Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine)
Bae, Sanghyuk (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Hwang, Seung-sik (Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) Kim, Jong-Hun (Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Kim, Kyoung-Nam (Division of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital) Lim, Youn-Hee (Institute of Environmental Medicine, Seoul National University of Medical Research Center) Kim, Miji (Department of Preventive Medicine, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine) Jung, Sohwa (Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) Kwon, Ho-Jang (Department of Preventive Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine) |
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