Citation

Han JQ, Li SJ, Yang YH, Ma YQ, Feng J, Xia WH, Zhang WQ, Zhao J, Sun TS. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2008; 88(47): 3329-3331.

Affiliation

Institute of Hepatology, Beijing Military General Hospital, Beijing 100700, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Zhonghua yi xue hui)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19257962

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of a catastrophic event to the physical and mental health of inhabitants in "5.12 serious earthquake in Wenchuan county". METHODS: The analysis of descriptive epidemiology on the spot was made in 3006 servicemen who were living in the disaster area of Wenchuan county and Dujiangyan city. RESULTS: The diseases were mainly found in both psychological syptoms and respiratory system, and the incidences were 62.16% and 51.78%, respectively. It was obviously showed that these children and juvenils less than 14 years had the most apparent psychological syptoms, and the incidence was 85%. On the contrary, the diseases were testified to be low in the incidence of digestive system, and the incidences were only 31.21%. CONCLUSIONS: The physical and mental health of inhabitants who experienced a catastrophic earthquake disaster was harmed in various degree, and the corresponding measures should be made in the medication or mental intervention.

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