An examination of the health effects of flooding in the United Kingdom

Journal of Meteorology

Volumn 28, Issue 283, 2003, Pages 341-349

  Tapsell, Sue ^a   Tunstall, Sylvia ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flood impacts; Health and well being; Intangible impacts; Mitigation; Physical and psychological health effects

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; HEALTH IMPACT; MITIGATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0242490399     PISSN: 03075966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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