
@article{ref1,
title="The historical development of public health responses to disaster",
journal="Disasters",
year="1997",
author="Toole, Michael J. and Noji, E. K.",
volume="21",
number="4",
pages="366-376",
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.",
language="",
issn="0361-3666",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}