TY - JOUR PY - 2008// TI - An epidemological study on physical and mental health of inhabitants who experienced a catastrophic event of 5.12 serious earthquake in Wenchuan county JO - Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Beijing) A1 - Han, Ju-Qiang A1 - Li, Shu-Jun A1 - Yang, Yi-Hsueh A1 - Ma, Ya-Qun A1 - Feng, Jiafu A1 - Xia, Wei-Hong A1 - Zhang, Wei-Qiang A1 - Zhao, Jinhui A1 - Sun, Tian-Sheng SP - 3329 EP - 3331 VL - 88 IS - 47 N2 - 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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