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Health problems of victims before and after disaster: a longitudinal study in general practice

Author(s) -

Joris Yzermans,

Gé Donker,

Jan J. Kerssens,

Anja Dirkzwager,

Rik Soeteman,

Petra MH ten Veen

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyi096

Subject(s) - medicine , occupational safety and health , suicide prevention , neighbourhood (mathematics) , injury prevention , poison control , longitudinal study , medical record , environmental health , demography , medical emergency , psychiatry , surgery , mathematical analysis , mathematics , pathology , sociology

We aimed to quantify the health problems and to assess the possible risk factors for developing health problems in persons affected by the explosion of a firework depot at Enschede, The Netherlands, on May 13, 2000. The explosion considerably damaged buildings in the local neighbourhood and caused 22 immediate deaths and injuries in over 1000 people.

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