Public Health
Volume 121, Issue 5 , Pages 375-377 , May 2007

Trends in disasters in Spain and their impact on public health: 1950–2005

Received 21 March 2006 ,Revised 23 October 2006 ,Accepted 5 November 2006.

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PII: S0033-3506(06)00342-8

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.11.014

Public Health
Volume 121, Issue 5 , Pages 375-377 , May 2007