Hurricane katrina deaths, Louisiana, 2005

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 215-223

  Brunkard, Joan ^a   Namulanda, Gonza ^a   Ratard, Raoult ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster preparedness; Drowning; Flooding; Hurricane Katrina; Louisiana; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYCLONE; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CYCLONES; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; MALE; MISSISSIPPI; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61849180413     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 193844X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DMP.0b013e31818aaf55     Document Type: Article

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