TY - JOUR
T1 - Iran's disaster risk
T2 - now is the time for community-based public health preparedness.
AU - Ardalan, Ali
AU - Mowafi, Hani
AU - Burkle, Frederick M.
PY - 2013/10
Y1 - 2013/10
N2 - The Bandar Bushehr, Iran earthquake of April 9, 2013 gravely illustrates how disaster-prone areas of the world are compounding their risk of disaster and major public health emergencies when there is a geographical convergence of natural and technological hazards. Scientists must emphasize to policy makers that ever-increasing regional industrialization and the broader introduction of nuclear facilities, especially in the Middle East, must parallel sound prevention and community-level public health preparedness planning.
AB - The Bandar Bushehr, Iran earthquake of April 9, 2013 gravely illustrates how disaster-prone areas of the world are compounding their risk of disaster and major public health emergencies when there is a geographical convergence of natural and technological hazards. Scientists must emphasize to policy makers that ever-increasing regional industrialization and the broader introduction of nuclear facilities, especially in the Middle East, must parallel sound prevention and community-level public health preparedness planning.
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U2 - 10.1017/S1049023X13008820
DO - 10.1017/S1049023X13008820
M3 - Article
C2 - 23962385
AN - SCOPUS:84895854028
SN - 1049-023X
VL - 28
SP - 421
EP - 422
JO - Prehospital and disaster medicine
JF - Prehospital and disaster medicine
IS - 5
ER -