Different medical needs between hurricane and flood victims

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 89-93

  Nufer, Kevin E ^a   Wilson Ramirez, Gina ^b   Crandall, Cameron S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Disaster; Disaster planning; Houston flood; Hurricane Andrew; Tropical Storm Allison

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISASTER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FLOODING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEATHER;

EID: 0038722854     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(2003)014[0089:DMNBHA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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