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Health consequences of the snow disaster in Massachusetts, February 6, 1978

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  • Glass, R.I.
  • O'Hare, P.
  • Conrad, J.L.

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On February 6, 1978, the largest New England blizzard of the century struck eastern Massachusetts. On request, four days later, the Center for Disease Control provided epidemiologic assistance. On-site disaster assistance provided decision-makers with immediate health surveillance information useful in helping the area return to normal. No outbreaks of infectious diseases and no significant increase in the number of deaths were observed in the week following the blizzard. Some of the deaths which occurred immediately after the blizzard might have been prevented if traffic had been banned earlier.

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  • Glass, R.I. & O'Hare, P. & Conrad, J.L., 1979. "Health consequences of the snow disaster in Massachusetts, February 6, 1978," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 69(10), pages 1047-1049.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.69.10.1047_2
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.69.10.1047
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    1. Thomas Schmidlin, 2011. "Public health consequences of the 2008 Hurricane Ike windstorm in Ohio, USA," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 58(1), pages 235-249, July.

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