Morbidity and mortality among populations suffering floods in Hunan, China: The role of socioeconomic status

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 222-228

  Abuaku, B K ^a   Zhou, J ^a   Li, Xinhua ^a   Li, S ^a   Li, Xingli ^a   Liu, A ^a   Yang, T ^a   Tan, H ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Flood; Morbidity; Mortality; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; FLOOD DAMAGE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HUNAN;

EID: 68949158312     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-318X.2009.01037.x     Document Type: Article

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