"Disasters" 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.
Calamities producing great damage, loss of life, and distress. They include results of natural phenomena and man-made phenomena. Normal conditions of existence are disrupted and the level of impact exceeds the capacity of the hazard-affected community.
| Descriptor ID |
D004190
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.230.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Natural Disasters- Natural Disasters
- Disaster, Natural
- Disasters, Natural
- Natural Disaster
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Disasters" by people in Profiles.
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Milsten AM, Kang CS, Nemeth I. Maladaptive behaviors in disasters: case study evaluation of Hurricane Hugo, Hurricane Katrina and the Haiti Earthquake. Front Public Health. 2024; 12:1396517.
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Paudel PK, Dhakal S, Sharma S. Pathways of ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction: A global review of empirical evidence. Sci Total Environ. 2024 Jun 15; 929:172721.
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Davis T, Pilcher K, Novaro R, Hertelendy AJ, Hart A, Nouaime G, Ciottone GR. Quantitative Analysis of United States National Guard COVID-19 Disaster Relief Activities April-June 2020. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2023 Dec 14; 17:e562.
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Cheng L, Hertelendy AJ, Hart A, Law LS, Hata R, Nouaime G, Issa F, Echeverri L, Voskanyan A, Ciottone GR. Factors associated with international humanitarian aid appeal for disasters from 1995 to 2015: A retrospective database study. PLoS One. 2023; 18(6):e0286472.
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Dosa D, Jester D, Peterson L, Dobbs D, Black K, Brown L. Applying the age-friendly-health system 4M paradigm to reframe climate-related disaster preparedness for nursing home populations. Health Serv Res. 2023 02; 58 Suppl 1:36-43.
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Lee J, Blackmon BJ, Lee JY, Cochran DM, Rehner TA. An exploration of posttraumatic growth, loneliness, depression, resilience, and social capital among survivors of Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. J Community Psychol. 2019 03; 47(2):356-370.
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Kim H, Baidwan NK, Kriebel D, Cifuentes M, Baron S. Asthma among World Trade Center First Responders: A Qualitative Synthesis and Bias Assessment. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 05 23; 15(6).
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Ganz A. Vision-based responders localization techniques in urban search and rescue scenarios. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2016 Aug; 2016:2640-2643.
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Wilcox SR. Wilcox Reply to Sever and Vanholder. J Emerg Med. 2015 Nov; 49(5):709.
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Hayman KG, Sharma D, Wardlow RD, Singh S. Burden of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality following humanitarian emergencies: a systematic literature review. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2015 Feb; 30(1):80-8.