Mental health effects of hurricane Sandy: Characteristics, potential aftermath, and response

JAMA

Volumn 308, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 2571-2572

  Neria, Yuval ^a   Shultz, James M ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAHAMAS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CUBA; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLOODING; HUMAN; HURRICANE; JAMAICA; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NATURAL DISASTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 84871476603     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.110700     Document Type: Short Survey

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