Mortality in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria | Zendy

Nishant Kishore | Zendy; Domingo Marqués | Zendy; Ayesha S. Mahmud | Zendy; Mathew V. Kiang | Zendy; Irmary Rodriguez | Zendy; Arlan Fuller | Zendy; Peggy J. Ebner | Zendy; Cecilia Sorensen | Zendy; Fabio Racy | Zendy; Jay Lemery | Zendy; Leslie Maas | Zendy; Jennifer Leaning | Zendy; Rafael A. Irizarry | Zendy; Satchit Balsari | Zendy; Caroline O. Buckee | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Mortality in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

Author(s) -

Nishant Kishore,

Domingo Marqués,

Ayesha S. Mahmud,

Mathew V. Kiang,

Irmary Rodriguez,

Arlan Fuller,

Peggy J. Ebner,

Cecilia Sorensen,

Fabio Racy,

Jay Lemery,

Leslie Maas,

Jennifer Leaning,

Rafael A. Irizarry,

Satchit Balsari,

Caroline O. Buckee

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

new england journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889

H-Index - 1030

eISSN - 1533-4406

pISSN - 0028-4793

DOI - 10.1056/nejmsa1803972

Subject(s) - death toll , natural disaster , toll , public health , natural hazard , hurricane katrina , geography , political science , history , socioeconomics , sociology , medicine , meteorology , nursing , immunology

Quantifying the effect of natural disasters on society is critical for recovery of public health services and infrastructure. The death toll can be difficult to assess in the aftermath of a major disaster. In September 2017, Hurricane Maria caused massive infrastructural damage to Puerto Rico, but its effect on mortality remains contentious. The official death count is 64.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research