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The control of fluid balance in elderly people has an important influence on morbidity and mortality in high environmental temperatures. Body-fluid regulation in heat is critically affected by age-related changes in the function of sweat glands and the kidneys, and in the sensation of thirst. Different problems arise in younger active elderly people compared with older sedentary individuals or those with comorbidity.
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