Developing Tsunami Fragility Curves Due to the 2009 Tsunami Disaster in American Samoa
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Public health needs assessments of Tutuila Island, American Samoa, after the 2009 tsunami.
OBJECTIVE An 8.3 magnitude earthquake followed by tsunami waves devastated American Samoa on September 29, 2009, resulting in widespread loss of property and public services. An initial and a follow-up Community Needs Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) objectively quantified disaster-affected population needs. METHODS Using a 2-stage cluster sampling method of CASPER, a ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. B2 (Coastal Engineering)
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1884-2399,1883-8944
DOI: 10.2208/kaigan.67.i_1321