Public health surveillance response following the southern alberta floods, 2013

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2016, Pages e142-e148

  Sahni, Vanita ^a   Scott, Allison N ^a   Beliveau, Marie ^a   Varughese, Marie ^a   Dover, Douglas C ^a   Talbot, James ^a  

^a Alberta (Ministry of) Learning   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Floods; Population surveillance

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ALBERTA; FEMALE; FLOODING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TETANUS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ALBERTA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FLOODS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; SEX OFFENSES; TETANUS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84982238899     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: 19207476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17269/CJPH.107.5188     Document Type: Article

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