Citation

Noji EK, Toole MJ. Disasters 1997; 21(4): 366-376.

Affiliation

Chief International Emergency and Refugee Health Program, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9455008

Abstract

The first of a of series state-of-the-art reviews commissioned to mark Disasters' 21st anniversary, this paper considers key publications on public health aspects of natural disasters, refugee emergencies and complex humanitarian disasters over the past twenty-odd years. The literature is reviewed and important signposts highlighted showing how the field has developed. This expanding body of epidemiological research has provided a basis for increasingly effective prevention and intervention strategies.