The determinants of disaster vulnerability: Achieving sustainable mitigation through population health

Natural Hazards

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 291-304

  Lindsay, John R ^a  

^a Disaster Management Branch   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community; Health; Mitigation; Physical environment; Social; Sustainable; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; RISK FACTOR; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 0038670245     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022969705867     Document Type: Article

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