Characteristics of pneumonia deaths after an earthquake and tsunami: an ecological study of 5.7 million participants in 131 municipalities, Japan

Conclusions
An earthquake increased the risk of pneumonia death and tsunamis additionally increased the risk.

Source: BMJ Open - February 23, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Shibata, Y., Ojima, T., Tomata, Y., Okada, E., Nakamura, M., Kawado, M., Hashimoto, S. Tags: Open access, Emergency medicine, Epidemiology, Public health, Respiratory medicine Research Source Type: research