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The incidence of cold-induced diseases is increasing, and hypothermia following exposure, recreational boating, scuba diving, and winter sports accidents accounts for nearly 1,000 deaths each year in the United States. [1] An increase in chronic hypothermia in the elderly (with a fatality rate considerably higher in the population over 75 years of age), is also increasing [2], and continued energy deficits will doubtlessly exacerbate this trend.
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White, J.D. (1985). Hypothermia. In: Vincent, J.L. (eds) Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Anaesthesiologie und Intensivmedizin / Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, vol 178. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70309-6_6
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