Natural Disasters: Protecting the Public's Health
- ISBN-10
- 9275115753
- ISBN-13
- 9789275115756
- Series
- Natural Disasters
- Category
- America
- Pages
- 119
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pan American Health Org
- Author
- Pan American Health Organization
Description
Includes statistics.
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