TY  - BOOK
AU  - Clements, Bruce W.
TI  - Disasters and public health: : planning and response 
SN  - 9781856176125
U1  - 363.348068 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Amsterdam
PB  - Elsevier
KW  - PL
N1  - 1.General public health preparedness --
2.Bioterrorism --
3.Bombings and explosions --
4.Chemical disasters --
5.Earthquakes --
6.Floods --
7.Heat waves --
8.Hurricanes --
9.Nuclear and radiological disasters --
10.Pandemic influenza --
11.Thunderstorms and tornadoes --
12.Volcanoes --
13.Wildfires --
14.Winter storms
N2  - 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 planning for the frail, elderly, and impoverished population can turn a natural disaster into a healthcare nightmare and lead
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