The devastation of Bam: An overview of health issues 1 month after the earthquake

Public Health

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 403-408

  Akbari, M E ^a   Farshad, A A ^a   Asadi Lari, M ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Iran

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EARTHQUAKE; HEALTH IMPACT; NATURAL DISASTER; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CITY; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE CONTROL; EARTHQUAKE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; IRAN; NATURAL DISASTERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RELIEF WORK;

ASIA; BAM; EURASIA; IRAN; KERMAN [IRAN]; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 4344609109     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2004.05.010     Document Type: Article

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