Flood fatalities in contemporary Australia (1997-2008): Disaster medicine

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 180-186

  Fitzgerald, Gerry ^a   Du, Weiwei ^a   Jamal, Aziz ^a   Clark, Michele ^a   Hou, Xiang Yu ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Disaster; Flood fatalities; Flooding

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DROWNING; FEMALE; FLOODING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CAUSALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; FEMALE; FLOODS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951249828     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2010.01284.x     Document Type: Article

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