Effects of earthquakes on health

Taiwan Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 93-111

  Lin, Yi Ping ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Injury; Mental health; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; BUILDING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EARTHQUAKE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INJURY; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0035322250     PISSN: 10232141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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