Non-communicable health risks during mass gatherings

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 142-149

  Steffen, Robert ^a,b   Bouchama, Abderrezak ^c   Johansson, Anders ^d,e   Dvorak, Jiri ^f   Isla, Nicolas ^g   Smallwood, Catherine ^g   Memish, Ziad A ^h,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c KING ABDULLAH INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^f FIFA MEDICAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE   (Switzerland)

^g WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^h MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

ⁱ ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ASPHYXIA; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CROWDING; CRUSH SYNDROME; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ARREST; HEAT CRAMP; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HEAT INJURY; HEAT STROKE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MASS DISASTER; MEDICAL CARE; MOOD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX; STAFF TRAINING; TERRORISM; WEATHER;

ACCIDENTS; CROWDING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; TERRORISM;

EID: 84856209608     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: 14744457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70293-6     Document Type: Review

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