The public health dimension of disasters-health outcome assessment of disasters

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL.2, 2008, Pages

  Van Den Berg, Bellis ^a   Grievink, Linda ^a   Gutschmidt, Kersten ^b   Lang, Thierry ^c   Palmer, Stephen ^d   Ruijten, Marc ^e   Stumpel, Rene ^f   Yzermans, Joris ^g  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e CrisisTox Consult   (Netherlands)

^f Medical Emergency Preparedness and Planning (GHOR) Gooi and Vechtstreek   (Netherlands)

^g NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

disaster; epidemiology intervention; public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER; DISASTER MEDICINE; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIEF WORK;

DISASTER MEDICINE; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIEF WORK;

EID: 58149149313     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00021257     Document Type: Article

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