TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - The historical development of public health responses to disaster
JO  - Disasters
A1  - Toole, Michael J.
A1  - Noji, E. K.
SP  - 366
EP  - 376
VL  - 21
IS  - 4
N2  - 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.
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SN  - 0361-3666
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -