Epidemiologic approaches to disasters: Reducing our vulnerability

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-2

  Novick, Lloyd F ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY;

COMMUNITY CARE; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; TSUNAMI;

DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIEF WORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 21244493693     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi164     Document Type: Editorial

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