Characteristics and health outcomes of internally displaced population in unofficial rural self-settled camps after the 2005 Kashmir, Pakistan earthquake

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 136-141

  Chan, Emily Y Y ^a   Kim, Jacqueline J ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Disaster; Earthquakes; Health services needs; Internally displaced population; Pakistan; Rural health; Rural population; Self settled camps; Unofficial camps

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EARTHQUAKE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; NATURAL DISASTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAKISTAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION SIZE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RELIEF WORK; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EARTHQUAKES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUGEES; RELIEF WORK; RESCUE WORK; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 77951762407     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32832fca1c     Document Type: Article

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