A longitudinal comparative study of the physical and mental health problems of affected residents of the firework disaster Enschede, The Netherlands

Public Health

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 367-374

  Grievink, L ^a   van der Velden, P G ^b   Stellato, R K ^a   Dusseldorp, A ^a   Gersons, B P R ^c   Kleber, R J ^d   Lebret, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b Institute for Psychotrauma   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comparison group; Disaster; Health status; Longitudinal; Residents

Indexed keywords

DISASTER; HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISASTER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXPLOSIONS; FEMALE; FIRES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33947517780     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.09.025     Document Type: Article

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