"Floods" 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.
Sudden onset water phenomena with different speed of occurrence. These include flash floods, seasonal river floods, and coastal floods, associated with CYCLONIC STORMS; TIDALWAVES; and storm surges.
| Descriptor ID |
D055868
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.500.175.812
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| Concept/Terms |
Flooding, Catastrophic- Flooding, Catastrophic
- Catastrophic Floodings
- Floodings, Catastrophic
- Catastrophic Flooding
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Floods" by people in Profiles.
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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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Collins TW, Grineski SE, Chakraborty J, Flores AB. Environmental injustice and Hurricane Harvey: A household-level study of socially disparate flood exposures in Greater Houston, Texas, USA. Environ Res. 2019 12; 179(Pt A):108772.
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Bistricky SL, Long LJ, Lai BS, Gallagher MW, Kanenberg H, Elkins SR, Harper KL, Short MB. Surviving the storm: Avoidant coping, helping behavior, resilience and affective symptoms around a major hurricane-flood. J Affect Disord. 2019 10 01; 257:297-306.
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Chakraborty J, Grineski SE, Collins TW. Hurricane Harvey and people with disabilities: Disproportionate exposure to flooding in Houston, Texas. Soc Sci Med. 2019 04; 226:176-181.
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Shah MS, Eppinger M, Ahmed S, Shah AA, Hameed A, Hasan F. Flooding adds pathogenic Escherichia coli strains to the water sources in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2016 Oct-Dec; 34(4):483-488.
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Maldonado A, Collins TW, Grineski SE, Chakraborty J. Exposure to Flood Hazards in Miami and Houston: Are Hispanic Immigrants at Greater Risk than Other Social Groups? Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016 08 01; 13(8).
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Gilbuena R, Kawamura A, Medina R, Nakagawa N, Amaguchi H. Environmental impact assessment using a utility-based recursive evidential reasoning approach for structural flood mitigation measures in Metro Manila, Philippines. J Environ Manage. 2013 Dec 15; 131:92-102.
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Jimenez AM, Collins TW, Grineski SE. Intra-ethnic disparities in respiratory health problems among Hispanic residents impacted by a flood. J Asthma. 2013 Jun; 50(5):463-71.
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Gilbuena R, Kawamura A, Medina R, Amaguchi H, Nakagawa N, Bui DD. Environmental impact assessment of structural flood mitigation measures by a rapid impact assessment matrix (RIAM) technique: a case study in Metro Manila, Philippines. Sci Total Environ. 2013 Jul 01; 456-457:137-47.
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Collins TW, Jimenez AM, Grineski SE. Hispanic health disparities after a flood disaster: results of a population-based survey of individuals experiencing home site damage in El Paso (Texas, USA). J Immigr Minor Health. 2013 Apr; 15(2):415-26.