Developing-World Disaster Research: Present Evidence and Future Priorities
Developing-World Disaster Research: Present Evidence and Future Priorities
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DOI:
10.1001/dmp.2011.35
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发表时间:
2011-06-01
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
Shah, Hemant
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作者:
Roy, Nobhojit;Thakkar, Purvi;Shah, Hemant
Objectives: The technology and resource-rich solutions of the developed world may not be completely applicable to or replicable in disasters occurring in the developing world. With the current looming hazards of pandemics, climate change, global terrorism and conflicts around the world, policy makers and governments will need high-quality scientific data to make informed decisions for preparedness and mitigation. The evidence on disasters in peer-reviewed journals about the developing world was examined for quality and quantity in this systematic review.Methods: PubMed was searched using the Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) terms disasters, disaster medicine, rescue work, relief work, and conflict and then refined using the MeSH term developing country. The final list of selected manuscripts were analyzed by type of article, level of evidence, theme of the manuscript and topic, author affiliation, and region of the study.Results: After searching and refining,