Floods and human health: A systematic review

Environment International

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 37-47

  Alderman, Katarzyna ^a   Turner, Lyle R ^a   Tong, Shilu ^a,b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Death; Disease; Flood; Health; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; FLOODS;

DEATH; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; FIRST YEAR; FLOOD CHARACTERISTICS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GLOBAL TRENDS; HEALTH EFFECTS; HEALTH OUTCOMES; HUMAN HEALTH; MORTALITY RATE; POTENTIAL HEALTH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

HEALTH;

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE SPREAD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FLOOD; HEALTH IMPACT; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DROWNING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FLOODING; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS E; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INJURY; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SKIN INFECTION; SURVIVOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84862727019     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2012.06.003     Document Type: Review

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