Risk factors for death and injuries in earthquake: Cross-sectional study from Afyon, Turkey

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 613-618

  Ellidokuz, Hulya ^a,b   Ucku, Reyhan ^b   Aydin, U Yusuf ^c   Ellidokuz, Ender ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c District Health Officer   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CHILD; CRUSH SYNDROME; DEATH; EARTHQUAKE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VICTIM;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MORTALITY; NATURAL DISASTERS; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 24344470252     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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