Descriptor English: | Natural Disasters |
Descriptor Spanish: | Desastres Naturales |
Descriptor Portuguese: | Desastres Naturais |
Descriptor French: | Catastrophes naturelles |
Entry term(s): |
Disaster, Natural Disasters, Natural Natural Disaster |
Tree number(s): |
N06.230.100.230 SP4.037.403 SP8.473.654.377.027.008.762 |
RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000077587 |
Scope note: | Disasters linked to natural hazards including widespread fires, floods, storms, earthquakes and drought.These events may result in significant damage and loss of lives. |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics HI history MO mortality PC prevention & control ST standards |
Previous Indexing: |
Disasters (1993-2018) |
Public MeSH Note: | 2019 |
History Note: | 2019 |
Related: |
Disaster Legislation
DeCS |
DeCS ID: | 9515 |
Unique ID: | D000077587 |
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
Date Established: | 2019/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 2018/07/09 |
Revision Date: | 2018/06/30 |
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PUBLIC HEALTH
Environmental Health [SP4]Environmental Health -
PUBLIC HEALTH
Disasters [SP8]Disasters
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Natural Disasters
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Concept UI |
M0014524 |
Scope note | Disasters linked to natural hazards including widespread fires, floods, storms, earthquakes and drought.These events may result in significant damage and loss of lives. |
Preferred term | Natural Disasters |
Entry term(s) |
Disaster, Natural Disasters, Natural Natural Disaster |
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