The human health consequences of flooding in Europe: A review

Extreme Weather Events and Public Health Responses

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 185-196

  Hajat, S ^a   Ebi, K L ^b   Kovats, R S ^a   Menne, B ^c   Edwards, S ^a   Haines, A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b WHO European Centre for Environment and Health ^*  (United States)

^c WHO European Centre for Environment and Health   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate change; Europe; Floods; Mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054758392     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-28862-7_18     Document Type: Chapter

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