The Human Impact of Floods: A Historical Review of Events 1980-2009 and Systematic Literature Review

PLoS Currents

Volumn , Issue APR 2013, 2013, Pages

  Doocy, Shannon ^a   Daniels, Amy ^a   Murray, Sarah ^a   Kirsch, Thomas D ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEATH; DEFORESTATION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DOMESTIC WASTE; DROWNING; FLOOD TIDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); HURRICANE; INJURY; MORTALITY; NATURAL DISASTER; POPULATION RISK; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TSUNAMI;

EID: 84876301953     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21573999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/currents.dis.f4deb457904936b07c09daa98ee8171a     Document Type: Article

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