The Human Impact of Earthquakes: 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   Packer, Catherine ^a   Dick, Anna ^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; COLLAPSE; CRUSH TRAUMA; DEATH; EARTHQUAKE; EMERGENCY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); INJURY; MORTALITY; NATURAL DISASTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84876342591     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21573999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/currents.dis.67bd14fe457f1db0b5433a8ee20fb833     Document Type: Article

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