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close this bookDisasters Preparedness and Mitigation - Issue No. 65 - January, 1996 (PAHO)
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The articles listed in this section may of interest to health professionals and others responsible for disaster preparedness, mitigation and relief. They have been reproduced and recently added to the collection of articles available from the Editor of this Newsletter. A complete list of reprints is available upon request. Please quote the reference code listed to the left of the publication title when requesting articles.

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Mezcua Rodríguez, Julio, "¿Ha aumentado el riesgo de terremotos en el úiltimo año?" Protección Civil, No. 25, pp. 4-7, July, 1995.

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Kaneda, Masaki, "Injury distributions produced by natural disasters," Asian Med. J., Vol. 37, No. 10, pp. 557-63, 1994.

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Carby, Barbara E., and Rafi Ahmad, "Vulnerability of roads and water systems to hydro-geological hazards in Jamaica," Built Environment, Vol. 21, No. 2/3, pp. 145-53.

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Ferguson, Earl W., et al., "Telemedicine for national and international disaster response," Journal of Medical Systems, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 121-23, 1995.

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Meyer, M. Ursula, et al., "Health professional's role in disaster planning," AAOHN Journal, Vol. 43, No. 5, pp. 251 -62, May 1995.

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Covello, Vincent T., "Communication et perception des risques," Revue Canadienne de Santé Publique, Vol. 86, No. 2, pp. 80-82, March-April, 1995.

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Cruz, Miguel F. and Roy Acuña, "Diseño sismo-resistente del Hospital de Alajuela - un enfoque integrador."

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