Perspectives on the Health Effects of Hurricanes: A Review and Challenges

Hurricanes are devastating natural disasters which dramatically modify the physical landscape and alter the socio-physical and biochemical characteristics of the environment, thus exposing the affected communities to new environmental stressors, which persist for weeks to months after the hurricane....

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Published in:	International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 18; no. 5; p. 2756
Main Authors:	Waddell, Samantha L., Jayaweera, Dushyantha T., Mirsaeidi, Mehdi, Beier, John C., Kumar, Naresh
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland MDPI AG 09.03.2021 MDPI
Subjects:	Carbon monoxide poisoning Cyclonic Storms Disasters Environmental conditions Flood damage Floods Food contamination & poisoning Health care access Health facilities Hemodialysis Hospitals Humans Hurricanes Illnesses Infectious diseases Infrastructure Manufacturing Medical screening Mold Mortality Pharmacy Storm damage United States > US Puerto Rico health impact persistence time-lagged health effects of hurricanes environmental stressors hurricanes health impacts
ISSN:	1660-4601, 1661-7827, 1660-4601
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