Concept information
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health services research
disease, disability, health, and health behavior
disease
symptoms of disease
Preferred term
hypothermia
Definition
- Hypothermia refers to when the body's temperature falls below a temperature necessary to maintain normal metabolic functions. The normal body temperature is 37 degrees C and hypothermia occurs when the body drops to below 35 degrees C. Nearly 700 people die each year from hypothermia in the United States. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Hypothermia]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/hypothermia
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