Assessing disaster-attributed mortality: Development and application of a definition and classification matrix

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1124-1129

  Combs, Debra L ^a,d   Quenemoen, Lynn E ^b   Parrish, R Gibson ^a   Davis, Joseph H ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b Work Right   (United States)

^c Office of the District 11   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Case ascertainment; Classification system; Disaster epidemiology; Disaster prevention; Hurricane; Natural disaster

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NATURAL DISASTER;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DISASTER; HUMAN; MORTALITY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES; WIND;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033390552     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/28.6.1124     Document Type: Article

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