@article{ref1,
title="A case-control study of injuries arising from the earthquake in Armenia, 1988",
journal="Bulletin of The World Health Organization",
year="1992",
author="Oganesian, A. P. and Noji, E. K. and Armenian, H. K.",
volume="70",
number="2",
pages="251-257",
abstract="The study attempts to identify predictors of injuries among persons who were hospitalized following the Armenian earthquake of 7 December 1988. A total of 189 such individuals were identified through neighbourhood polyclinics in the city of Leninakan and 159 noninjured controls were selected from the same neighbourhoods. A standardized interview questionnaire was used. Cases and controls shared many social and demographic characteristics; however, 98% of persons who were hospitalized with injuries were inside a building at the time of the earthquake, compared with 83% of the controls (odds ratio = 12.20, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 3.62-63.79). The odds ratio of injuries for individuals who were in a building that had five or more floors, compared with those in lower buildings, was 3.65 (95% CI = 2.12-6.33). Leaving buildings after the first shock of the earthquake was a protective behaviour. The odds ratio for those staying indoors compared with those who ran out was 4.40 (95% CI = 2.24-8.71).",
language="",
issn="0042-9686",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}