Physical health of members of the public who experienced terrorist bombings in London on 07 July 2005

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 139-144

  Catchpole, Michael A ^a   Morgan, Oliver ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bombings; follow up; hearing loss; London; London bombings; physical health effects; registers; underground

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXPLOSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS DISASTER; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SURVIVOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; EXPLOSIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 77954717355     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00007871     Document Type: Article

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