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Heat Stroke in the Era of Global Warming: A Call for Urgent Action

By: Ayesha Khan and  Manahil Mubeen  
Open Access
|Jan 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4519 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Submitted on: Jul 14, 2024
Accepted on: Dec 31, 2024
Published on: Jan 20, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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