Incidence of infectious diseases one month after the bam eartquake (2004)

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 597-602

  Jonaidi Jafari, Nematollah ^a   Radfar, M H ^b   Ghofrani, H ^b  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bam earthquake; Hygiene; Incidence; Infectious diseases

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; BITE; BRUCELLOSIS; COLD EXPOSURE; CROWDING; DATA ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSENTERY; EARTHQUAKE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; FOOD SAFETY; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CENTER; HEATING; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MEASLES; MENINGITIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SANITATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TUBERCULOSIS; WATER QUALITY; WEATHER;

EID: 34250800852     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2007.597.602     Document Type: Article

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