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

PLoS Currents

Volumn , Issue APR 2013, 2013, Pages

  Doocy, Shannon ^a   Dick, Anna ^a   Daniels, Amy ^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; ASSOCIATION; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); HURRICANE; INJURY; MORTALITY; NATURAL DISASTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RISK; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TSUNAMI; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84876336659     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21573999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/currents.dis.2664354a5571512063ed29d25ffbce74     Document Type: Article

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