An attempt to quantify the health impacts of flooding in the UK using an urban case study

Public Health

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 446-451

  Fewtrell, Lorna ^a   Kay, David ^b  

^a Centre for Research into Environment and Health   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Death; Disability adjusted life years; Flooding; Infection; Injury; Mental health

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; FLOODING; HEALTH IMPACT; INJURY; MENTAL HEALTH; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLOODING; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; OTALGIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; NATURAL DISASTERS; PUBLIC HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

BRADFORD [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 41749102416     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.09.010     Document Type: Article

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