Health effects of relocation following disaster: A systematic review of the literature

Disasters

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-22

  Uscher Pines, Lori ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster; Displacement; Relocation; Systematic review; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; DISASTER RELIEF; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; INJURY; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; RELOCATION; RESEARCH WORK; VULNERABILITY;

DISASTER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRATION; REVIEW; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

DISASTERS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 57749086730     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: 14677717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2008.01059.x     Document Type: Review

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