The public health consequences of disasters /
This book summarizes the most recent and useful information about the public health impact of natural and man-made disasters. It emphasizes the uses of epidemiologic knowledge about different types of disasters. Each chapter is based on a variety of experiences and literature drawn from both develop...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1997.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780199747689 0199747687 1280527978 9781280527975 9786610527977 6610527970 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- I58; General Issues
- 146; The Nature of Disaster58; General Characteristics and Public Health Effects
- The Use of Epidemiologic Methods in Disasters
- 346; Surveillance and Epidemiology
- 446; Managing the Environmental Health Aspects of Disasters58; Water44; Human Excreta44; and Shelter
- 546; Communicable Diseases and Disease Control
- 646; Mental Health Consequences of Disasters
- 746; Effective Media Relations
- II58; Geophysical Events
- 846; Earthquakes
- 946; Volcanoes
- III58; Weather45;Related Problems
- 1046; Tropical Cyclones
- 1146; Tornadoes
- 1 Heat Waves and Hot Environments
- 1346; Cold Environments
- 1446; Floods
- IV58; Human45;Generated Problems
- 1546; Famine
- 1646; Air Pollution
- 1746; Industrial Disasters
- 1846; Fires
- 1946; Nuclear Reactor Incidents
- 2046; Complex Emergencies58; Refugee and Other Populations
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z
- Last Page.