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Disasters and public health : planning and response /

"From the San Diego wildfires to multi-drug-resistant strains of bacteria, communities are facing an ever-growing list of potential disasters. Some events, like pandemic flu or anthrax attacks, are public health emergencies first and foremost. Hurricane Katrina taught us, however, that lack of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Clements, Bruce, MPH
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, Elsevier, [2009]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • General public health preparedness
  • Bioterrorism
  • Bombings and explosions
  • Chemical disasters
  • Earthquakes
  • Floods
  • Heat waves
  • Hurricanes
  • Nuclear and radiological disasters
  • Pandemic influenza
  • Thunderstorms and tornadoes
  • Volcanoes
  • Wildfires
  • Winter storms.