"Floods" 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.
Sudden onset water phenomena with different speed of occurrence. These include flash floods, seasonal river floods, and coastal floods, associated with CYCLONIC STORMS; TIDALWAVES; and storm surges.
| Descriptor ID |
D055868
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.500.175.812
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| Concept/Terms |
Flooding, Catastrophic- Flooding, Catastrophic
- Catastrophic Floodings
- Floodings, Catastrophic
- Catastrophic Flooding
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| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Floods" by people in Profiles.
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Why They Stayed and Why They Left-A Case Study from Ellicott City, MD after Flash Flooding. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 08 26; 19(17).
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Differential and enhanced response to climate forcing in diarrheal disease due to rotavirus across a megacity of the developing world. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Apr 12; 113(15):4092-7.
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Cholera and shigellosis: different epidemiology but similar responses to climate variability. PLoS One. 2014; 9(9):e107223.