Chronic health needs immediately after natural disasters in middle-income countries: The case of the 2008 Sichuan, China earthquake

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 111-114

  Chan, Emily Y Y ^a   Kim, Jackie ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

acute emergency phase; China; chronic diseases; disaster relief; humanitarian aid; middle income and low income areas; natural disasters; Sichuan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EARTHQUAKE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATURAL DISASTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL CHILD; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISASTER MEDICINE; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TRIAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953120267     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32833dba19     Document Type: Article

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