Survey on the population's needs and the public health response during floods in Germany 2002

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 461-464

  Schnitzler, Johannes ^a   Benzler, Justus ^b   Altmann, Doris ^c   Mücke, Inge ^c   Krause, Gérard ^b,c  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c RKI   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flood; Infectious diseases; Injuries; Natural disaster; Public health service; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; FLOODING; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SECURITY; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIARRHEA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL DISASTERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RELIEF WORK; RESCUE WORK; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34548430493     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHH.0000285197.23932.3e     Document Type: Article

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