The health effects of flooding: social research results from England and Wales.

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Tunstall, S., Floyd, P., Green, C. and Tapsell, S. 2006. The health effects of flooding: social research results from England and Wales. Journal of Water and Health. 4 (3), pp. 365-380. https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2006.031
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TitleThe health effects of flooding: social research results from England and Wales.
AuthorsTunstall, S., Floyd, P., Green, C. and Tapsell, S.
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Results from a major national government funded project on the health effects of flooding. FHRC's work on flooding and health was singled out for inclusion in Eureka UK, Universities UK's list of ground-breaking research in the environment area by UK Universities in the last 50 years.

Research GroupFlood Hazard Research Centre (FHRC)
JournalJournal of Water and Health
ISSN1477-8920
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Print01 Sep 2006
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Deposited03 Nov 2008
Output statusPublished
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2006.031
LanguageEnglish
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