"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Floods" by people in Profiles.
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Increased prevalence of indoor Aspergillus and Penicillium species is associated with indoor flooding and coastal proximity: a case study of 28 moldy buildings. Environ Sci Process Impacts. 2021 Nov 17; 23(11):1681-1687.
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Examining the Role of Twitter in Response and Recovery During and After Historic Flooding in South Carolina. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2019 Sep/Oct; 25(5):E6-E12.
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Population Health Adaptation Approaches to the Increasing Severity and Frequency of Weather-Related Disasters Resulting From our Changing Climate: A Literature Review and Application to Charleston, South Carolina. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2018 12; 5(4):439-452.
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Disinfection byproduct precursor dynamics and water treatability during an extreme flooding event in a coastal blackwater river in southeastern United States. Chemosphere. 2017 Dec; 188:90-98.
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Disaster planning in a health sciences library: a grant-funded approach. J Med Libr Assoc. 2010 Jul; 98(3):259-61.