| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 468 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
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 developing and industrialized countries. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Disaster medicine.
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Disaster medicine. |
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Public health.
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Public health. |
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Environmental Health. |
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Disasters. |
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Epidemiologic Methods. |
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Disease Outbreaks. |
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Disaster Planning -- methods. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Noji, Eric K.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Public health consequences of disasters. New York : Oxford University Press, 1997 0195095707 (DLC) 96025497 (OCoLC)34912736 |
| ISBN |
9780199747689 (electronic book) |
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0199747687 (electronic book) |
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1280527978 |
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9781280527975 |
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0195095707 (alkaline paper) |
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9780195095708 |
| Standard No. |
9786610527977 |
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