Health impact of the Buncefield oil depot fire, December 2005: Study of accident and emergency case records

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 298-302

  Hoek, M R ^a,b   Bracebridge, S ^b   Oliver, I ^b  

^a The Wheelhouse   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency situations; Public health; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

FUEL OIL;

ARTICLE; DISASTER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXPLOSION; FIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXPLOSIONS; FIRES; FUEL OILS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34548230130     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdm036     Document Type: Article

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