Wildfire-related deaths - Texas, March 12-20, 2006

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 56, Issue 30, 2007, Pages 757-760

  Zane, D ^a   Henry, J ^a   Lindley, C ^a   Pendergrass, P ^a   Mansolo, L ^a   Galloway, D ^b   Spencer, T ^b   Stanford, M ^b   Batts, D ^c  

^a Texas Dept of State Health Svcs   (United States)

^b Texas Forest Svc ^*

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISASTER; FEMALE; FIRE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FIRES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL DISASTERS; TEXAS;

EID: 34547692977     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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