Epidemics caused by dead bodies: A disaster myth that does not want to die

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 297-299

  De Ville De Goyet, Claude ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIC;

ATTITUDE; BELGIUM; CADAVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISASTER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HYGIENE; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RELIGION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 3042728652     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892004000500002     Document Type: Editorial

References (2)

1. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. World disasters report 2003. Geneva: IFRC; 2003.
2. Morgan O. Infectious disease risks from dead bodies following natural disasters. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2004;15(5):307-12.