"Disasters" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Calamities producing great damage, loss of life, and distress. They include results of natural phenomena and man-made phenomena. Normal conditions of existence are disrupted and the level of impact exceeds the capacity of the hazard-affected community.
Descriptor ID |
D004190
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MeSH Number(s) |
N06.230.100
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Concept/Terms |
Natural Disasters- Natural Disasters
- Disaster, Natural
- Disasters, Natural
- Natural Disaster
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2005 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2007 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Disasters" by people in Profiles.
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Afolabi MOS. Can a Global Bioethical Lens Engender Color Blindness? An Examination of Public Health Disasters. Am J Bioeth. 2021 02; 21(2):61-64.
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Grineski SE, Flores AB, Collins TW, Chakraborty J. Hurricane Harvey and Greater Houston households: comparing pre-event preparedness with post-event health effects, event exposures, and recovery. Disasters. 2020 Apr; 44(2):408-432.
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Afolabi MOS, Sodeke SO. Public Health Disaster-Related Research: A Solidaristic Ethical Prism for Understanding Funders' Duties. Am J Bioeth. 2018 Nov; 18(11):37-39.
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Hedges JR, Soliman KFA, D'Amour G, Liang D, Rodríguez-Díaz CE, Thompson K, Romaguera J, Rabionet Sabater SE, Yanagihara R. Academic Response to Storm-Related Natural Disasters-Lessons Learned. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Aug 17; 15(8).
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Melin K, Conte N. Community pharmacists as first responders in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2018 Mar - Apr; 58(2):149.
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Xu X, Li B, Bai R, Rao Y, Liu L, Reis C, Sharma M, Zhao Y. Food Guide Pagoda and the food safety of women: one-year follow-up study on the effects of the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2018; 27(3):662-670.
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Zorrilla CD. The View from Puerto Rico - Hurricane Maria and Its Aftermath. N Engl J Med. 2017 Nov 09; 377(19):1801-1803.
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Hu P, Han LL, Hou FG, Xu XL, Sharma M, Zhao Y. Dietary attitudes and behaviours of women in China after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in three seismically different zones. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2016 Dec; 25(4):849-857.
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Black JC, Welday JN, Buckley B, Ferguson A, Gurian PL, Mena KD, Yang I, McCandlish E, Solo-Gabriele HM. Risk Assessment for Children Exposed to Beach Sands Impacted by Oil Spill Chemicals. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016 08 27; 13(9).
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Schwartz SM. Can an automated early warning system derived from continuous physiologic monitoring prevent disaster? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Jul; 152(1):3-4.